levator palpebrae superioris

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Introduction

Extraocular muscle in the orbit.

Origin

Insertion

Action

raises the upper eyelid

Innervation

Pathology

* gradual stretching of the levator superioris aponeurosis[2]

More general terms

References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Geriatric Review Syllabus, 10th edition (GRS10) Harper GM, Lyons WL, Potter JF (eds) American Geriatrics Society, 2019