The evaluation and management of the patient with ptosis.
This article deals with fundamentals in evaluation and correction of ptosis, with some references to special situations. Ptosis defies a cookbook approach if one wishes predictable results. In a certain percentage of patients, the result will remain unpredictable and the surgeon must be prepared to perform revisional surgery.
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Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia.
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