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Abnormal levator palpebrae superioris morphology

MedGen UID:
892575
•Concept ID:
C4073279
•
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonym: Abnormality of levator palpebrae superioris
 
HPO: HP:3000072

Definition

An abnormality of a levator palpebrae superioris. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAbnormal levator palpebrae superioris morphology

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Phenotype, genotype, and management of congenital fibrosis of extraocular muscles type 1 in 16 Chinese families.
Chen M, Huang R, Zhang Y, Zhu DJ, Shu Q, Xun P, Zhang J, Gu P, Li L
Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2023 Mar;261(3):879-889. Epub 2022 Sep 23 doi: 10.1007/s00417-022-05830-3. PMID: 36138147Free PMC Article
Anophthalmic syndrome: a review of management.
Shah CT, Hughes MO, Kirzhner M
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2014 Sep-Oct;30(5):361-5. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000000217. PMID: 24988502
Extraocular mitochondrial myopathies and their differential diagnoses.
Schoser BG, Pongratz D
Strabismus 2006 Jun;14(2):107-13. doi: 10.1080/09273970600701218. PMID: 16760117

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Myopathic Blepharoptoses: A New Classification System.
Burnstine M, Greer C, Lee DK, Kim JW
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2019 Nov/Dec;35(6):525-534. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000001405. PMID: 31498270
Congenital cranial dysinnervation disorders.
Singh A, Pandey PK, Agrawal A, Mittal SK, Rana KM, Bahuguna C
Int Ophthalmol 2017 Dec;37(6):1369-1381. Epub 2016 Nov 11 doi: 10.1007/s10792-016-0388-z. PMID: 27837354
Ptosis: causes, presentation, and management.
Finsterer J
Aesthetic Plast Surg 2003 May-Jun;27(3):193-204. Epub 2003 Aug 21 doi: 10.1007/s00266-003-0127-5. PMID: 12925861
Synkinetic blepharoclonus.
Jacome DE
J Neuroophthalmol 2000 Dec;20(4):276-84. PMID: 11130758
Ocular choristomas.
Mansour AM, Barber JC, Reinecke RD, Wang FM
Surv Ophthalmol 1989 Mar-Apr;33(5):339-58. doi: 10.1016/0039-6257(89)90011-8. PMID: 2655139

Diagnosis

Craniosynostosis and oculomotor disorders.
Dalmas F, Pech-Gourg G, Gallucci A, Denis D, Scavarda D
Neurochirurgie 2020 Apr;66(2):91-96. Epub 2019 Dec 19 doi: 10.1016/j.neuchi.2019.10.010. PMID: 31866515
Myopathic Blepharoptoses: A New Classification System.
Burnstine M, Greer C, Lee DK, Kim JW
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2019 Nov/Dec;35(6):525-534. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000001405. PMID: 31498270
Neuroradiological and clinical features in ophthalmoplegia.
Weidauer S, Hofmann C, Wagner M, Hattingen E
Neuroradiology 2019 Apr;61(4):365-387. Epub 2019 Feb 12 doi: 10.1007/s00234-019-02183-3. PMID: 30747268
Ptosis: causes, presentation, and management.
Finsterer J
Aesthetic Plast Surg 2003 May-Jun;27(3):193-204. Epub 2003 Aug 21 doi: 10.1007/s00266-003-0127-5. PMID: 12925861
Paralytic strabismus.
Byles DB, Elston JS
Curr Opin Ophthalmol 1998 Oct;9(5):20-3. doi: 10.1097/00055735-199810000-00005. PMID: 10387476

Therapy

Congenital anomalies of inferior rectus and its surgical outcomes.
Sheth J, Shinde A, Kekunnaya R
Strabismus 2022 Sep;30(3):150-158. Epub 2022 Jul 15 doi: 10.1080/09273972.2022.2098989. PMID: 35837867
Photographic assessment of changes in torsional strabismus.
Felius J, Locke KG, Hussein MA, Stager DR Jr, Stager DR Sr
J AAPOS 2009 Dec;13(6):593-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2009.09.008. PMID: 20006824
Paralytic strabismus.
Byles DB, Elston JS
Curr Opin Ophthalmol 1998 Oct;9(5):20-3. doi: 10.1097/00055735-199810000-00005. PMID: 10387476
Clinical and electromyographic features of levator palpebrae superioris muscle dysfunction in involuntary eyelid closure.
Aramideh M, Ongerboer de Visser BW, Koelman JH, Bour LJ, Devriese PP, Speelman JD
Mov Disord 1994 Jul;9(4):395-402. doi: 10.1002/mds.870090404. PMID: 7969205
Pathological changes in levator palpebrae superioris muscle treated with botulinum toxin in a case of carotico-cavernous fistula.
Adams GG, Dilly PN
Br J Ophthalmol 1991 Mar;75(3):181-4. doi: 10.1136/bjo.75.3.181. PMID: 2012790Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Myopathic Blepharoptoses: A New Classification System.
Burnstine M, Greer C, Lee DK, Kim JW
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2019 Nov/Dec;35(6):525-534. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000001405. PMID: 31498270
Neuroradiological and clinical features in ophthalmoplegia.
Weidauer S, Hofmann C, Wagner M, Hattingen E
Neuroradiology 2019 Apr;61(4):365-387. Epub 2019 Feb 12 doi: 10.1007/s00234-019-02183-3. PMID: 30747268
Congenital cranial dysinnervation disorders.
Singh A, Pandey PK, Agrawal A, Mittal SK, Rana KM, Bahuguna C
Int Ophthalmol 2017 Dec;37(6):1369-1381. Epub 2016 Nov 11 doi: 10.1007/s10792-016-0388-z. PMID: 27837354
Accessory levator muscle slips of the levator palpebrae superioris muscle.
Yalcin B, Hurmeric V, Loukas M, Tubbs RS, Ozan H
Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2009 May;37(4):407-11. doi: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2009.02067.x. PMID: 19594569
Paralytic strabismus.
Byles DB, Elston JS
Curr Opin Ophthalmol 1998 Oct;9(5):20-3. doi: 10.1097/00055735-199810000-00005. PMID: 10387476

Clinical prediction guides

Double-bellied superior rectus muscle.
Nayak SB, Shetty SD, Kumar N, Aithal AP
Surg Radiol Anat 2019 Jun;41(6):713-715. Epub 2019 Mar 7 doi: 10.1007/s00276-019-02211-0. PMID: 30847519
Congenital cranial dysinnervation disorders: a concept in evolution.
Bosley TM, Abu-Amero KK, Oystreck DT
Curr Opin Ophthalmol 2013 Sep;24(5):398-406. doi: 10.1097/ICU.0b013e3283645ad6. PMID: 23872818
Clinical and histologic ocular findings in pompe disease.
Yanovitch TL, Banugaria SG, Proia AD, Kishnani PS
J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus 2010 Jan-Feb;47(1):34-40. Epub 2010 Jan 21 doi: 10.3928/01913913-20100106-08. PMID: 20128552
Strabismus and eye muscle function.
Lennerstrand G
Acta Ophthalmol Scand 2007 Nov;85(7):711-23. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0420.2007.00853.x. PMID: 17944625
Structural abnormalities in the levator palpebrae superioris muscle in patients with congenital blepharoptosis.
Iljin A, Zielinska A, Karasek M, Zielinski A, Omulecka A
Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging 2007 Jul-Aug;38(4):283-9. doi: 10.3928/15428877-20070701-03. PMID: 17674918

Recent systematic reviews

Clinical and histologic ocular findings in pompe disease.
Yanovitch TL, Banugaria SG, Proia AD, Kishnani PS
J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus 2010 Jan-Feb;47(1):34-40. Epub 2010 Jan 21 doi: 10.3928/01913913-20100106-08. PMID: 20128552

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