Evaluation of levator muscle integrity in ptosis with levator force measurement

Ophthalmology

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 244-250

  Frueh, B R ^a   Musch, D C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRAOCULAR MUSCLE; EYELID; FORCE; FORCE TRANSDUCER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTOSIS;

EID: 0030059211     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-6420(96)30709-4     Document Type: Article

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