Floppy eyelid syndrome associated with keratotorus.

Abstract

SUMMARY A case of floppy eyelid syndrome associated with keratotorus is presented. The patient was thoroughly examined and followed up for several years. During that time he developed an acute corneal hydrops. The importance of this association for the better understanding of the syndrome is discussed.

Prevalence of Sleep Apnea Syndrome and High-Risk Characteristics Among Keratoconus Patients

“…12,13 Obstructive sleep apnea has been associated with a variety of ophthalmic conditions including glaucoma, 14,15 nonarteric ischemic optic neuropathy, 16,17 floppy eyelid syndrome, [18][19][20][21][22][23][24] retinal vein occlusion, 25 and keratoconus. [26][27][28][29] Floppy eyelid syndrome, a disorder marked by easily everted upper eyelids and papillary conjunctivitis, has also been linked to obstructive sleep apnea and keratoconus. 26,[30][31][32] Keratoconus has been linked to obesity, 33 although one study reported that keratoconus was associated with a lower body mass index (BMI).…”

Die Operation des Floppy Eyelids* - Symptomatische Fälle erfordern eine chirurgische Lidstabilisierung -

“…Netland fand eine Verminderung des tarsalen Elastins ohne veränderte Zusammensetzung des Kollagens [12]. Ein gleichzeitiges Auftreten von Keratokonus sowie eines Schlaf-Apnoe-Syndroms wurden beschrieben [3,4,8,14]. Ursache für die Lidveränderung sind deshalb vor allem die Schlafgewohnheiten, jedoch wird neben einer mechanischen Schädigung des Tarsus auch ein chronisch hypoxischer Schaden im Rahmen von…”