Gold weight implants for early eyelid rehabilitation in facial nerve palsy;Rehabilitation des auges bei patienten mit fazialisparalysen: Indikationen und resultate von gold-gewicht-implantaten

Klinische Monatsblatter fur Augenheilkunde

Volumn 210, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 293-295

  Linder, Thomas ^a   Linstrom, Christopher ^b   Robert, Yves ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b NEW YORK EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÄTSSPITAL ZÜRICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Facial nerve palsy; Gold weight implants; Keratitis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EYELID CLOSURE; EYELID RECONSTRUCTION; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; HUMAN; KERATITIS; PTOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 0030776463     PISSN: 00232165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1035055     Document Type: Article

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