VIDEO: Pupil size, motility deficit may be ‘red flags’ in patients with ptosis

ByAndrew G. Lee, MD

ByAnthony DeFino

Fact checked byEamon N. Dreisbach

WAILEA, Hawaii — In this Healio video perspective from Hawaiian Eye 2024, Andrew G. Lee, MD, overviews some of the major indicators that a patient with ptosis need to be hospitalized.

“There are some ptosis patients that are big red flags for a potential ‘red alert, go to the hospital,’” he said. “That includes any combination of droopy lid, different size pupil or motility deficit.”

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Lee AG. Ptosis: Red flags, red herring or red alert in neuro-ophthalmology. Presented at: Hawaiian Eye 2024; Jan. 13-19, 2024; Wailea, Hawaii.

Disclosures: Lee reports no relevant financial disclosures.

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VIDEO: Pupil size, motility deficit may be ‘red flags’ in patients with ptosis

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