Transcaruncular orbital decompression for management of compressive optic neuropathy in thyroid-related orbitopathy

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 739-747

  Chang, Eli L ^b   Bernardino, Carlo R ^b   Rubin, Peter A D ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR VISION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DIPLOPIA; EXOPHTHALMOS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPESTHESIA; MALE; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; ORBIT DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL APPROACH; THYROID DISEASE; TRANSCARUNCULAR APPROACH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADULT; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; EXOPHTHALMOS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPTIC NERVE DISEASES; ORBIT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THYROID DISEASES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0042976267     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PRS.0000069708.70121.67     Document Type: Article

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