Medial Wall Decompression For Optic Neuropathy But Lateral Wall Decompression With Fat Removal For Non Vision-Threatening Indications

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 141, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 916-917

  McCann, John D ^a   Goldberg, Robert A ^b   Anderson, Richard L ^a   Burroughs, John R ^a   Ben Simon, Guy J ^b  

^a Center for Facial Appearances   (United States)

^b JULES STEIN EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COLOR VISION; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DRUG MEGADOSE; EDITORIAL; ENDOCRINE OPHTHALMOPATHY; EXOPHTHALMOS; HUMAN; KERATOPATHY; LENS IMPLANT; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUPIL DISEASE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; STRABISMUS; STROKE; TREATMENT INDICATION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DIPLOPIA; GRAVES OPHTHALMOPATHY; HUMANS; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; OPTIC NERVE DISEASES; ORBIT; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 33646170564     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2006.01.066     Document Type: Editorial

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