Unilateral keratoconus associated with continual eye rubbing due to nasolacrimal obstruction - Case report;Ceratocone unilateral associado a constante massagem ocular devido à obstrução da via lacrimal - Relato de caso

Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 122-125

  Diniz, Cristiano Menezes ^a,b   De Moraes Tzelikis, Patrick Frensel ^a   Rodrigues Jr , Alair ^a   Da Silva Alvim, Heriberto ^a   Dantas, Raquel R A ^a   Pimentel De Figueredo, Ana Rosa ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Case reports Publication type ; Eye pathology; Keratoconus etiology; Lacrimal apparatus diseases

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; EPIPHORA; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATOCONUS; LACRIMAL DUCT OCCLUSION; MASSAGE; REVIEW; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 28244441943     PISSN: 00042749     EISSN: 16782925     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-27492005000100022     Document Type: Review

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