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Primary outcomes were fixation duration and time to first fixation on facial regions.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>Case-control study (STROBE guidelines) comparing 20 females who underwent upper blepharoplasty alone with 20 nonoperated controls.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>Participants viewed standardized AI-generated Asian faces while eye-tracking recorded fixation metrics. ANOVA compared groups (IRB-approved). AI was used solely for image generation.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>Patients after upper blepharoplasty alone showed longer eye fixation (male: p\u2009=\u20090.03; female: p\u2009=\u20090.041) and faster female eye fixation (p\u2009=\u20090.029). Male forehead fixation increased (p\u2009=\u20090.004). Other regions showed no difference.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>Blepharoplasty modifies visual attention, potentially reflecting postsurgical self-perception changes. 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