Causes of undercorrection of medial palpebral fissures in blepharoptosis surgery

Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 198-201

  Kakizaki, Hirohiko ^a   Zako, Masahiro ^a   Ide, Atsushi ^b   Mito, Hidenori ^b   Nakano, Takashi ^a   Iwaki, Masayoshi ^a  

^a AICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Ide Eye Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; APONEUROSIS; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ORBIT; PALPEBRAL FISSURE ANOMALY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTOSIS; UPPER EYELID;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BLEPHAROPLASTY; BLEPHAROPTOSIS; CADAVER; EYELIDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 2542460043     PISSN: 07409303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.IOP.0000124674.75130.DA     Document Type: Article

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