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CLINICAL RESEARCH

Results of Levator Excision Followed by Fascia Lata Brow Suspension in Patients with Congenital and Jaw-Winking Ptosis

Carolyn A. Cates Department of Ophthalmology, West Suffolk Hospital, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 2QZ, UK
, MA FRCOphth &
Anthony G. Tyers Department of Ophthalmology, Salisbury District Hospital, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP2 8BJ, UK
, FRCS (Eng), FRCS (Ed), FRCOphth
Pages 83-89 | Received 31 Oct 2005, Accepted 23 Feb 2007, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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