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Ptosis causes 

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✖ Levator muscle dysfunction (e.g., congenital ptosis, myasthenia gravis)

✖ Extraocular muscle disorders (e.g., cranial nerve III palsy, Horner's syndrome)

✖ Aponeurosis defects (e.g., aging-related changes, post-traumatic ptosis)

✖ Regional neuromuscular disorders (e.g., myotonic dystrophy, Lambert-Eaton syndrome)

✖ Neurological diseases (e.g., multiple sclerosis, Guillain-Barré syndrome)

✖ Pseudoptosis (e.g., dermatochalasis, enophthalmos)

✖ Eyelid tumors (e.g., neurofibroma, hemangioma)

✖ Systemic diseases (e.g., diabetes mellitus, systemic lupus erythematosus)


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