Frontalis suspension for upper eyelid ptosis: Evaluation of different surgical designs and suture material

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 140, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 877-885

  Ben Simon, Guy J ^a   MacEdo, Aisha A ^b   Schwarcz, Robert M ^b   Wang, Debbie Y ^b   McCann, John D ^b   Goldberg, Robert A ^b  

^a JULES STEIN EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NYLON; POLITEF; SUTURE MATERIAL;

ADULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTHETIC SURGERY; EVALUATION; EYE SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INFECTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAGOPHTHALMOS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTOSIS; PYOGENIC GRANULOMA; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UPPER EYELID;

EID: 28444450205     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2005.05.031     Document Type: Article

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