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Case Reports
. 1988 Nov;16(4):291-4.
doi: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.1988.tb01230.x.

Congenital aponeurotic ptosis

P A Martin  1 , P A Rogers
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Case Reports

Congenital aponeurotic ptosis

P A Martin et al. Aust N Z J Ophthalmol. 1988 Nov.

Abstract

Congenital aponeurotic ptosis is the result of a failure of the distal end of the aponeurosis to attach in the usual position. There is a ptosis of varying degree disproportionate to the amount of levator function. Unlike dystrophic congenital ptosis, the amount of levator function is good, usually exceeding 9 to 10 mm. Corrective surgery was performed in 12 cases of congenital aponeurotic ptosis, including identical twins with unilateral symmetrical ptosis, supporting the concept of a developmental mesodermal anomaly.

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