Frontalis Sling for the Treatment of Congenital Ptosis.

نویسندگان

  • Krishna S Vyas
  • Urian Kim
  • William D North
  • Daniel Stewart
چکیده

Figure 1. Preoperative photograph demonstrating severe ptosis on the right lid with levator function less than 5 mm (measured by blocking the action of the frontalis muscle). The patient is contracting his right frontalis muscle to keep his right eyelid open. Normal levator function is 11 mm.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Eplasty

دوره 16  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2016