Congenital Ptosis

Congenital ptosisCongenital ptosis is a dystrophy of the levator muscle. It may be unilateralor bilateral with excellent to poor levator function. Most congenital ptosisCongenital ptosis with reasonable levator function can be improved with levator apneurosis or muscle resection. The dilemma is choosing the correct procedure for a severe unilateral ptosis with poor levator function,supramaximal levatorSupramaximal levator resection muscle resection or frontalis slingFrontalis sling.