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External levator resection is a ptosis procedure that can be used in both children and adults, in patients with almost any degree of levator function, and those with a negative phenylephrine test. Since a skin incision is employed, this surgical approach is easily combined with upper blepharoplasty. The surgical technique and postoperative management are described in detail.
Myogenic ptosis may present in children or adults. There is commonly reduced levator function and associated weakness of the extraocular, orbicularis oculi, and facial muscles. In some cases, one may find bulbar, limb, and respiratory muscle weakness, as well as a variety of other associated findings, such as frontal balding and polychromatophilic cataracts in myotonic dystrophy. Myogenic ptosis can...