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My Right Eyelid Gets Stuck at the Top of my Eye Giving Me a Look Like I Have No Eyelid???

I can pull it down and it returns to normal but after a while it returns. Can anyone help identify what it is and how it can be corrected?

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Dr. A.J. Amadi, MD
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Dr. A.J. Amadi, MD
Oculoplastic Surgeon, Board Certified in Ophthalmology
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Dr. Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MD
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Dr. Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MD
Oculoplastic Surgeon, Board Certified in Ophthalmology
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