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Evaluation and Management of Blepharoptosis

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Pseudoptosis is a “waste basket,” or heterogeneous group, of miscellaneous disorders in which there is an illusion of ptosis rather than “true” ptosis. The condition creating the appearance of pseudoptosis may involve the eye in question or the opposite eye.

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  1. Private Practice, The Art of Eyes, Skokie, IL, USA

    Adam J. Cohen

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    Adam J. Cohen

  2. Concord, NH, Department of Surgery (Ophthalmology), Concord Eye Care, Hanover, 03755, New Hampshire, USA

    David A. Weinberg

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Cohen, A.J., Weinberg, D.A. (2011). Pseudoptosis. In: Cohen, A., Weinberg, D. (eds) Evaluation and Management of Blepharoptosis. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-92855-5_7

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