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Table 3 Differences in AL between unilateral ptosis patients with ≥ 1 D vs. < 1 D difference in SE

From: Hyperopic anisometropia with a shorter axial length ipsilateral to the ptotic eye in children with congenital ptosis

AL (mm)

≥ 1 D (n = 6)

< 1 D (n = 3)

Statistical significance

(P < .05)

Ptotic eye

22.46 ± 0.37

23.65 ± 1.68

NS (P = .12)

Non-ptotic eye

22.75 ± 0.40

23.27 ± 1.41

NS (P = .41)

Difference (AL of the ptotic eye minus that of the non-ptotic eye)

-0.29 ± 0.40

0.38 ± 0.29

P = .04

  1. The data are presented as mean ± SD
  2. NS not significant