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Eyelid ptosis from sympathetic nerve dysfunction mistaken as myopathy: a simple test to identify this condition
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- Published on: 13 April 2016
- Published on: 13 April 2016Maybe naphazoline isn't a good testShow More
Dear Editor,
The use of sympathicomimetic agents for the study of palpebral ptosis has been known for years (1). In ophthalmology we use them asidually to measure the potential effectivity of a müllerectomy as a therapeutic procedure in many different types of palpebral ptosis, being phenylephrine in various concentrations (ranging from 2,5% to 10%) the most commonly used (2). But despite being useful in proving M...
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