Relationship of senile ptosis to age.

Abstract

A total of 1,073 patients were examined at random to determine the relationship between age and amount of senile ptosis. It was found that there is a progressive increase in the amount of ptosis as age increases for both men and women beginning in childhood. It is concluded from these findings that senile ptosis is not a disorder limited only to older age groups but is instead a cumulative process occurring throughout life and only becoming obvious in later years.