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Several methods have been described to correct paralytic lagophthalmos. Lateral tarsorraphy, popularized in the 1950s, is in our opinion obsolete, because so many better methods now exist.
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Nicolai, JP.A., Manni, J.J. (1994). Individually Adjusted Curvatures of Upper Eyelid Gold Implants: A Valuable Approach?. In: Stennert, E.R., Kreutzberg, G.W., Michel, O., Jungehülsing, M. (eds) The Facial Nerve. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-85090-5_42
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