Proximal Tarsal Attachments of the Levator Aponeurosis: Implications for Blepharoptosis Repair – Corrected Proof
Purpose: To examine the tarsal attachments of the levator aponeurosis.Design: Experimental anatomic study.Participants: Sixteen orbits from 12 fresh frozen white cadavers.Methods: Eight specimens served as controls. In the remaining 8 specimens from 4 cadavers, the upper eyelid was everted. All specimens then were fixed in formalin. The age, sex, and laterality were recorded in both groups. The eyelid lamellae and tarsal attachments of the levator aponeurosis in particular were examined microscopically. Lamellar and nonlamellar ocular anatomic features and the relationships of the preaponeurotic and postaponeurotic spaces were measured.Main Outcome Measures: Histologic findings of the extent and pattern of the tarsal (Read more...)