Medial upper eyelid shortening to correct medial eyelid laxity in floppy eyelid syndrome: A new surgical approach

Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 259-263

  Valenzuela, Alejandra A ^a   Sullivan, Timothy J ^a,b  

^a ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONJUNCTIVITIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; EYELID DISEASE; EYELID RECONSTRUCTION; EYELID SHORTENING; FLOPPY EYELID SYNDROME; FOLLOW UP; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UPPER EYELID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLEPHAROPLASTY; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; EYELID DISEASES; EYELIDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCULOMOTOR MUSCLES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SYNDROME;

EID: 23244455726     PISSN: 07409303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.iop.0000169142.29484.c6     Document Type: Review

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