57 year old woman who complains “The lids are somewhat down”

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57 year old woman who complains “The lids are somewhat down”
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Published: Feb 4, 1997

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Melanie Ryan-Graham, MD
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts

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57 year old French Canadian woman with ptosis for 10 years. She also has had an enlarged right pupil since her teens.

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Ryan-Graham M. 57 year old woman who complains “The lids are somewhat down.” Digit J Ophthalmol. 1997;3(1). Accessed April 30, 2026. https://djo.harvard.edu/index.php/djo/article/view/911
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Vol. 3 No. 1 (1997)
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Grand Rounds
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