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  • Title: The surgical relations of the levator palpebrae superioris muscle.
    Author: Lemke BN, Stasior OG, Rosenberg PN.
    Journal: Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg; 1988; 4(1):25-30. PubMed ID: 3154713.
    Abstract:
    We conducted a cadaver study of the levator palpebrae superioris muscle to examine several areas of interest that have been reported in the current medical literature. A very strong intermuscular fascia exists between the levator and superior rectus muscles; it is unlikely that a superior rectus bridle suture could pull them apart during cataract surgery. The superior transverse ligament of Whitnall functions to check the posterior movement of the levator; it provides longitudinal support to the resected levator, but does not act as a vertical fulcrum.
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