Extraocular muscle tenotomy, dissection, and suture: A hypothetical therapy for congenital nystagmus

Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 232-233

  Dell'Osso, Louis F ^a,b,c,d  

^a Veterans Affairs Medical Center

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

^d LOUIS STOKES CLEVELAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONGENITAL NYSTAGMUS; EXTRAOCULAR MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; NEWBORN; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; TENOTOMY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

HUMANS; NYSTAGMUS, PATHOLOGIC; OCULOMOTOR MUSCLES; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0031903884     PISSN: 01913913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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