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Area of Science:

  • Ophthalmology
  • Neurology
  • Infectious Diseases

Background:

  • Blepharoptosis is a common ocular condition.
  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection can present with various systemic manifestations.
  • Unusual presentations of blepharoptosis in HIV-positive individuals warrant further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To characterize an unusual form of blepharoptosis in patients with HIV.
  • To evaluate the histopathology of levator muscles in these patients.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective case series of 10 HIV-positive patients with blepharoptosis and reduced levator excursion.
  • Exclusion of patients with other known causes of ptosis.
  • Histopathological examination of levator muscle specimens.

Main Results:

  • All 10 patients presented with bilateral symptomatic blepharoptosis.
  • Mean levator excursion was significantly reduced.
  • Histopathology revealed abnormal levator muscle fibers (atrophy, fibrosis, regeneration) without inflammation.

Conclusions:

  • The observed blepharoptosis in HIV-positive patients is likely a myopathy.
  • Histopathological findings resemble those in HIV-associated myopathy.
  • Levator resection is an effective surgical treatment for HIV-associated blepharoptosis.