Orbital and eyelid manifestations of neurofibromatosis: A clinical study and literature review

Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 245-259

  Farris, Stuart R ^a   Grove Jr , Arthur S ^b  

^a FITZSIMONS ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

Author keywords

Exophthalmos; Eyelid; Neurofibromatosis; Orbit; Plexiform neurofibroma; Ptosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE DYSPLASIA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EXOPHTHALMOS; EYELID DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; OPTIC NERVE GLIOMA; ORBIT DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTOSIS; SPHENOID;

EID: 0029846329     PISSN: 07409303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002341-199612000-00006     Document Type: Article

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