Blepharoptosis is currently a serious pathology, the treatment of which does not always bring a satisfactory result. The article provides a review of the literature, describes the methods of surgical treatment of this ophthalmopathology. Each method is distinguished by indications, outcomes, efficiency. The method of surgical intervention depends on the cause of ptosis, the function of the levator muscle, the patient's age, visual acuity and a number of other indicators, but the main criteria are the degree of preservation of the levator function and lowering of the upper eyelid. The classic algorithm for treating patients with blepharoptosis involves shortening the levator or suspending the muscle that raises the upper eyelid to the eyebrow. Key words: ptosis of the upper eyelid, resection of the levator, function of the levator, operations of suspending type.
Subepidermal calcified nodule in upper eyelid: A case report and review of the literature
