Injectable self inflating hydrogel pellet expanders for the treatment of orbital volume deficiency in congenital microphthalmos: Preliminary results with a new therapeutic approach

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 90, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1173-1177

  Schittkowski, Michael P ^a,b   Guthoff, R F ^b  

^a University of Rostock ^*  (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENUCLEATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROGEL; IMPLANT; MALE; MICROPHTHALMIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EYE, ARTIFICIAL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYDROGEL; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MICROPHTHALMOS; TISSUE EXPANDERS; TISSUE EXPANSION;

EID: 33748461019     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2006.092478     Document Type: Article

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