Medial canthal tendon repair for moderate to severe tendon laxity

Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 170-174

  Clement, Colin I ^a   O'Donnell, Brett A ^a,b  

^a ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Canaliculus; Ectropion; Eyelid; Lacrimal; Medial canthal tendon

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIPHORA; EYE IRRITATION; EYELID DISEASE; HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; REVIEW; SKIN GRAFT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLEPHAROPLASTY; ECTROPION; EYELIDS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OCULOMOTOR MUSCLES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TENDONS;

EID: 2442495335     PISSN: 14426404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2004.00798.x     Document Type: Review

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