Levator aponeurosis disinsertion in congenital entropion of the upper eyelid

R. A. Dailey; A. R. Harrison; P. L. Hildebrand; J. L. Wobig

doi:10.1097/00002341-199909000-00010

Levator aponeurosis disinsertion in congenital entropion of the upper eyelid

R. A. Dailey, A. R. Harrison, P. L. Hildebrand, J. L. Wobig

Ophthalmology & Visual Neurosciences

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Purpose: To present a patient with congenital entropion of the upper eyelid caused by levator aponeurosis disinsertion. Methods: Case report. Results: Surgical correction of the levator aponeurosis disinsertion corrected the upper eyelid entropion. Conclusions: Congenital upper eyelid entropion may be caused by levator aponeurosis disinsertion and treated effectively by repairing the anatomic defect.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	360-362
Number of pages	3
Journal	Ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery
Volume	15
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/00002341-199909000-00010
State	Published - Jan 1 1999

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Levator aponeurosis disinsertion in congenital entropion of the upper eyelid

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