Table 2.

Preoperative Check-List before Frontalis Suspension Surgery for Upper Eyelid Blepharoptosis

Questions of detailed history

birth history

family history

past history

history of diurnal fluctuation

Ophthalmological examination

eyelid

levator function

Bell’s phenomenon

Hering’s law

lagophthalmos

eyelid crease position

eyelid lag

epicanthus and telecanthus

jaw-wink phenomenon

scar (previous trauma or surgery)

chin-up face position brow elevation

pupillary examination

refraction and visual acuity

ocular motility and strabismus

tear secretion

slitlamp and funduscopic examination

General examination

blood test

thyroid function tests

acetylcholin receptor antibody

computed tomography or magnetic resonance image

edrophonium test