Ultrasound biomicroscopy of the levator aponeurosis in congenital and aponeurotic blepharoptosis

Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 308-311

  Hoşal, Banu M ^a,b   Ayer, Nuri G ^a   Zilelioǧlu, Güler ^a   Elhan, Atilla H ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APONEUROSIS; APONEUROTIC BLEPHAROPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BIOMICROSCOPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL DYSMOGENIC BLEPHAROPTOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; EYELID DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PALPEBRAL FISSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTOSIS; THICKNESS; TRANSDUCER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLEPHAROPTOSIS; EYELIDS; FACIAL MUSCLES; FASCIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCULOMOTOR MUSCLES; TENDONS;

EID: 3242787407     PISSN: 07409303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.IOP.0000129532.33913.E7     Document Type: Article

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