Relationship of senile ptosis to age
Sanke, R.F.
Annals of Ophthalmology 16(10): 928-931
1984
ISSN/ISBN: 0003-4886 PMID: 6508087 Document Number: 238236
A total of 1,073 patients were examined at random to determine the relationship between age and amount of senile ptosis. It was found that there is a progressive increase in the amount of ptosis as age increases for both men and women beginning in childhood. It is concluded from these findings that senile ptosis is not a disorder limited only to older age groups but is instead a cumulative process occurring throughout life and only becoming obvious in later years.