blepharoptosis; ptosis; lid lag

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Introduction

Drooping of the eyelid.

Etiology

* gradual stretching of the levator superioris aponeurosis[4]

Clinical manifestations

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References

  1. Clinical Anatomy Made Ridiculously Simple. Stephen Goldberg, MedMaster Inc, Miami, 1995
  2. Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 11, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 1998
  3. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 26th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1995
  4. 4.0 4.1 Geriatric Review Syllabus, 10th edition (GRS10) Harper GM, Lyons WL, Potter JF (eds) American Geriatrics Society, 2019
  5. 5.0 5.1 NEJM Knowledge+ Endocrinology