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Clinical Anatomy of the Lower Eyelids

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An understanding of anatomy is key to successful surgery of the lower eyelids. Relevant structures include not only the intricate layers of the eyelid itself but also the surrounding midface, extraocular muscles, and anterior orbit. This chapter details lower eyelid anatomy relevant to oculofacial surgery. (Lacrimal drainage anatomy is described in Chaps. “Canalicular and Tearing Considerations” and “Medial Canthal Surgery”).

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  1. Division of Oculofacial Plastic and Orbital Surgery, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA

    Stephanie H. Noh, Divya Devineni & Lilangi S. Ediriwickrema

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Correspondence to Lilangi S. Ediriwickrema .

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  1. Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA

    Jeremiah P. Tao

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Noh, S.H., Devineni, D., Ediriwickrema, L.S. (2023). Clinical Anatomy of the Lower Eyelids. In: Tao, J.P. (eds) Plastic Surgery of the Lower Eyelids . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-36175-3_1

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