Surgical repair of paralytic lagophthalmos by medial tarsal suspension of the lower lid

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 80, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 708-712

  Castroviejo Bolibar, María ^a,d   De Damborenea, Antonio ^b   Fernández Vega, Alvaro ^c  

^a HOSPITAL DE CONXO   (Spain)

^b Eye Bank of the Red Cross of Vizcaya   (Spain)

^c Ophthalmological Clinic   (Spain)

^d NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LAGOPHTHALMOS; LOWER EYELID; MALE; ORBICULARIS OCULI MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UPPER EYELID;

EID: 0029831583     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.80.8.708     Document Type: Article

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