Online Journal of Health & Allied Sciences (May 2009)

Marcus Gunn Jaw Winking Phenomenon - A case of the widening eye

  • Kamalakshi G. Bhat,
  • Anupama Karanth

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 1

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Marcus Gunn jaw winking phenomenon is a congenital synkinetic movement due to synkinesis between the upper eyelid and the pterygoids and it accounts for 8% of patients with congenital ptosis. In rare instances, ptosis may be absent. We present a case of Marcus Gunn Jaw Winking phenomenon without ptosis at presentation

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