Oculoplastic surgical techniques for protection of the eye in facial nerve paralysis

American Journal of Otology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 275-283

  Kinney, Sam E ^a,b   Seeley, Brook M ^a   Seeley, Michelle Z ^b   Foster, Jill A ^b  

^a Dept Otolaryngol Commun Disord ^*  (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Corneal exposure; Facial nerve paralysis; Oculoplastic surgical technique

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CORNEA; EYE PROTECTION; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAGOPHTHALMOS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTOSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0034011883     PISSN: 01929763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0196-0709(00)80022-8     Document Type: Article

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