Prevalence, risk factors, and morbidity of eye lid laxity in a veteran population.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The aim of this study was to study prevalence, risk factors, and morbidity of eyelid laxity in a veteran population.

Methods

This prospective cross-sectional study with a retrospective chart review included 150 subjects evaluated from either an outpatient eye clinic or a geriatric clinic at the Miami Veterans Affairs Hospital from June through August 2013. Clinical data were gathered from a questionnaire and a computerized medical record system including demographics, medical history, and ocular irritation history. Upper and lower eyelid laxity was clinically graded. Main outcome measures were prevalence of eyelid laxity, risk factors for its presence, and its correlation to ocular surface symptoms.

Results

Fifty-four percent of participants (n = 81) had laxit

SUBMITTER: Ansari Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4283211 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature