Meeting reportSurgical correction of blepharoptosis in oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy
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2006, OphthalmologyCitation Excerpt :However, if one reviews the patient selection in these studies, there is little comment as to whether these patients have orbicularis weakness. Rather, the focus is on the amount of levator function guiding the surgical selection.20–22 The axiom still remains: any attempt simply to elevate the upper eyelid puts patients with poor eye protective mechanisms at marked risk for severe lagophthalmos and exposure keratitis.