Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Because a directly proportional decrease in levator function and eyelid height may be observed among patients ...

To evaluate the surgical outcome of levator resection with suspensory ligament of the superior fornix (SLSF) suspension in severe congenital ptosis with poor levator function (LF). The average ...

Levator maldevelopment (dysmyogenic) ptosis is the most common type of ptosis seen in childhood and is caused by primary dystrophy of the levator muscle. Mueller's superior tarsal muscle is normal.

Purpose To identify any consistent factors which may predict over- or undercorrection of congenital blepharoptosis treated by anterior levator resection. Methods A retrospective case note review of ...

Frontalis suspension is a common surgical method used by medical professionals to correct drooping of the upper eyelid due to poor function of the levator muscle. Through the procedure, the eyelid is ...

The levator labii superioris muscle is used when a person makes facial expressions. It is shaped like a broad, flat sheet that starts next to the nose and extends to the zygomatic bone, which is more ...

The upper eyelids sometimes droop downward in a condition known as ptosis. Ptosis may occur in one or both eyelids. The term ptosis means drooping. This article will look at some causes of droopy ...