Open AccessMilestones in Oculofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery: The Discovery of the Levator Palpebrae Superioris and Its Subsequent History
Author(s) -
David M. Reifler
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1537-2677
pISSN - 0740-9303
DOI - 10.1097/iop.0000000000001867
Subject(s) - medicine , eyelid , anatomy , surgery
This review aims to substantiate attributions of priority for the discovery and first description of the levator palpebrae superioris (LPS) muscle to Matteo Realdo Colombo [Columbus] (1516-1559), and to describe the history of this muscle from ancient to modern times.