Orbital decompression for thyroid orbitopathy

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 55-61

  McNab, A A ^a,b  

^a ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

diplopia; optic neuropathy; orbital decompression; proptosis; thyroid eye disease; thyroid orbitopathy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR VISION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DIPLOPIA; ENDOCRINE OPHTHALMOPATHY; HUMAN; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0030913460     PISSN: 08149763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.1997.tb01276.x     Document Type: Article

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