A single technique to correct various degrees of upper lid retraction in patients with Graves' orbitopathy

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 81-84

  Mounts, Maarten Ph ^a   Sasim, Inna Vladimirovna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; APONEUROSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EYELID RETRACTION; FEMALE; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; ORBIT DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UPPER EYELID;

EID: 2442745349     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.83.1.81     Document Type: Article

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