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ea0039ep123 | Thyroid | BSPED2015

Apraxia of eyelid and hypothyroidism

Alalade Solabomi , Weerasinghe Kamal , Shankar J , Chandnar A

Apraxia of lid opening is defined as non-paralytic motor abnormality characterized by difficulty in lid opening after lid closure.A 10-year-old presented to the ophthalmologist with history delayed opening the right eye after blinking. There was slight delay in opening of right eye after a blink during examination. There was no lid retraction. Visual acuity was normal in both eyes. Initial work up showed normal full blood count, urea and electrolytes and...