Lax eyelid syndrome or 'progeria' of eyelid tissues

PURPOSE The Lax Eyelid Syndrome was described by Van den Bosch and Lemij 1 as an uncommon disorder seen in non-obese elderly people and characterised by chronic ocular surface irritation symptoms and a "floppy upper eyelid". The authors present some new features of the lax eyelid syndrome....

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Published in:Orbit (Amsterdam) 2004-03, Vol.23 (1), p.3-12
Main Authors: Shah-Desai, Sabrina, Sandy, Charles, Collin, Richard
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Cutis Laxa - diagnosis
Cutis Laxa - surgery
Eyelid Diseases - diagnosis
Eyelid Diseases - surgery
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Progeria - diagnosis
Progeria - surgery
Risk Assessment
Sampling Studies
Severity of Illness Index
Syndrome
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:PURPOSE The Lax Eyelid Syndrome was described by Van den Bosch and Lemij 1 as an uncommon disorder seen in non-obese elderly people and characterised by chronic ocular surface irritation symptoms and a "floppy upper eyelid". The authors present some new features of the lax eyelid syndrome. METHODS The authors report five patients, belonging to a younger age group, who presented with premature laxity of all the eyelid tissues. This caused medial and lateral canthal dystopia and eyelid malposition including ptosis, entropion and ectropion. Initial surgical correction was often followed by recurrence after some time. CONCLUSIONS The authors highlight the differences between lax eyelid syndrome, cutis laxa, floppy eyelid syndrome and the blepharochalasis syndrome and suggest that lax eyelid syndrome can be thought of as "progeria" or premature ageing of the eyelid tissues to distinguish it clearly from these other conditions.
ISSN:0167-6830
1744-5108
DOI:10.1076/orbi.23.1.3.28990