Formation of a unilateral form deprivation myopia (FDM) due to a congenital eyelid entropium with a consecutive corneal ulcer: An illustrated case report

Strabismus

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 107-110

  Schellenbeck, M ^a   Hartmann, Chr ^a   Schwarz, E C ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Axial myopia; Congenital eyelid entropium; Corneal ulcer; Eye growth; Form deprivation myopia

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

AMBLYOPIA; CASE REPORT; CATARACT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA ULCER; DISEASE COURSE; ENTROPION; EYE AXIS LENGTH; EYE INFECTION; EYE REFRACTION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MYOPIA; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINOSCOPY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

BLEPHAROSPASM; CORNEAL ULCER; ENTROPION; EYE ABNORMALITIES; EYELIDS; FORM PERCEPTION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MYOPIA; REFRACTION, OCULAR; SENSORY DEPRIVATION;

EID: 0036405364     PISSN: 09273972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/stra.10.2.107.8126     Document Type: Conference Paper

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