Change in refractive error after unilateral levator resection for congenital ptosis

Journal of AAPOS

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 297-300

  Klimek, Deborah L ^a   Summers, C Gail ^b,c   Letson, Robert D ^b   Davitt, Bradley V ^a,d  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d Cardinal Glennon Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AMBLYOPIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; EXTRAOCULAR MUSCLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PTOSIS; REFRACTION ERROR; STRABISMUS; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADOLESCENT; AMBLYOPIA; BLEPHAROPTOSIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; OCULOMOTOR MUSCLES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REFRACTIVE ERRORS; STRABISMUS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0035491069     PISSN: 10918531     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mpa.2001.118215     Document Type: Article

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