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Blepharophimosis syndrome and Marcus Gunn ptosis , significant associations of congenital ptosis , require specialised techniques of management. Blepharophimosis syndrome often requires a two step approach, first stage comprising correction of congenital anomalies of epicanthus, telecanthus and shorter size of palpebral fissure. The second step corrects ptosis , usually by Frontalis sling procedures. Jaw winking or Marcus Gunn ptosis is a complex problem, the management of which requires disabling of the levator muscle to eliminate jaw winking and to correct ptosis by a frontal sling procedure, preferably without creating asymmetry.
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Grover, A.K., Bageja, S., Sawhney, A., Mittal, A. (2020). Blepharophimosis And Marcus Gunn Ptosis as Special Types of Pediatric Ptosis. In: El Toukhy, E. (eds) Oculoplastic Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-36934-7_9
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