Lecture: Deadly Ptosis

Adult onset ptosis is often a benign mechanical condition. However, acquired ptosis can also be the sign of potentially life-threatening conditions. This webinar will cover myasthenia gravis, Horner syndrome, oculomotor cranial nerve palsy and chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia.

Lecturer: Dr. Karl Golnik, Neuro-ophthalmologist, University of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA




December 20, 2018

Last Updated: October 31, 2022

6 thoughts on “Lecture: Deadly Ptosis”

  1. Thank you very much Professor Golnik. I completely understand the importance of picking the diagnosis of subtle Ptosis early enough.

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  2. Thank you so much . You Made us remember that we have to consider the killing conditions firstly and the blinding ones secondly.

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