Repair of the lax medial canthal tendon

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 220-224

  O'Donnell, Brett A ^a   Anderson, R L ^b   Collin, J R O ^c   Fante, R G ^d   Jordan, D R ^e   Ritleng, P ^e  

^a ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d Advanced Oculoplastic Surgeons   (United States)

^e NONE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYGLACTIN; SUTURE MATERIAL;

CLINICAL FEATURE; EPIPHORA; EYE IRRITATION; HUMAN; LACRIMAL GLAND DISEASE; MEDIAL CANTHUS TENDON LAXITY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ECTROPION; EYELIDS; HUMANS; LACRIMAL APPARATUS; OPHTHALMOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TENDONS;

EID: 0037309941     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.87.2.220     Document Type: Review

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