The falsies effect: How this beauty trend falsely induces severe glaucoma

Purpose: To bring awareness on how the false eyelash beauty trend can impact routine glaucoma evaluations. Observation: False eyelashes have the ability to induce pseudoptosis and visual disturbance complaints from patients. This translates to the patient care setting by inhibiting proper administra...

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Main Authors: Sophia C. Bertot, Pooja Pendri, Elena Bitrian
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-12-01
Series:American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451993624001336
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description Purpose: To bring awareness on how the false eyelash beauty trend can impact routine glaucoma evaluations. Observation: False eyelashes have the ability to induce pseudoptosis and visual disturbance complaints from patients. This translates to the patient care setting by inhibiting proper administration of Humphrey Visual Field analysis and portraying gross overestimations on patients’ glaucoma progression. Conclusions: Patients should be asked to remove false eyelashes prior to administering Humphrey Visual Field analysis or have their eyelids taped up to prevent obstruction of view during examination. Importance: Making medical management decisions based on a Humphrey Visual Field analysis completed on a patient wearing false eyelashes could lead to overly aggressive treatment on an otherwise healthy patient.
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spelling doaj-art-e9010ffbecea4d1a94935d812b45fc772025-08-20T02:37:05ZengElsevierAmerican Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports2451-99362024-12-013610212310.1016/j.ajoc.2024.102123The falsies effect: How this beauty trend falsely induces severe glaucomaSophia C. Bertot0Pooja Pendri1Elena Bitrian2Indiana University School of Medicine, Medical Student, 340 W 10th St, Unit 2600, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA; Corresponding author. Glick Eye Institute, 1160 W Michigan St, Room 212, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA.Ophthalmologist, Glaucoma Fellow, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, 900 NW 17th St, Miami, FL, 33136, USAIndiana University School of Medicine, Medical Student, 340 W 10th St, Unit 2600, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA; Ophthalmologist, Glaucoma Fellow, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, 900 NW 17th St, Miami, FL, 33136, USA; Ophthalmologist, Glaucoma Specialist, Bascome Palmer Eye Institute, 900 NW 17th St, Miami, Florida 33136Purpose: To bring awareness on how the false eyelash beauty trend can impact routine glaucoma evaluations. Observation: False eyelashes have the ability to induce pseudoptosis and visual disturbance complaints from patients. This translates to the patient care setting by inhibiting proper administration of Humphrey Visual Field analysis and portraying gross overestimations on patients’ glaucoma progression. Conclusions: Patients should be asked to remove false eyelashes prior to administering Humphrey Visual Field analysis or have their eyelids taped up to prevent obstruction of view during examination. Importance: Making medical management decisions based on a Humphrey Visual Field analysis completed on a patient wearing false eyelashes could lead to overly aggressive treatment on an otherwise healthy patient.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451993624001336GlaucomaHVFFalse eyelashesPseudoptosis
spellingShingle Sophia C. Bertot
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The falsies effect: How this beauty trend falsely induces severe glaucoma
American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports
Glaucoma
HVF
False eyelashes
Pseudoptosis
title The falsies effect: How this beauty trend falsely induces severe glaucoma
title_full The falsies effect: How this beauty trend falsely induces severe glaucoma
title_fullStr The falsies effect: How this beauty trend falsely induces severe glaucoma
title_full_unstemmed The falsies effect: How this beauty trend falsely induces severe glaucoma
title_short The falsies effect: How this beauty trend falsely induces severe glaucoma
title_sort falsies effect how this beauty trend falsely induces severe glaucoma
topic Glaucoma
HVF
False eyelashes
Pseudoptosis
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451993624001336
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