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      Levator recession and minimal lateral tarsorrhaphy for the management of lagophthalmos and corneal exposure in facial palsy.

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          Abstract

          Recession of levator muscle can potentially decrease the severity of corneal exposure by reducing margin-reflex distance 1. The purpose of this study is evaluation of effects of levator recession on lagophthalmos in facial palsy.

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          Journal
          Eur J Ophthalmol
          European journal of ophthalmology
          SAGE Publications
          1724-6016
          1120-6721
          Jan 2021
          : 31
          : 1
          Affiliations
          [1 ] Eye Research Center, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
          Article
          10.1177/1120672119881984
          31601122
          35ee16e8-4211-4df8-8462-1ccf365e9b3e
          History

          facial paralysis,lagophthalmos,levator palpebrae superioris,tarsorrhaphy,Corneal exposure,exposure keratopathy

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