The long-term result of slanted medial rectus resection in exotropia of the convergence insufficiency type

Eye

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1279-1283

  Choi, M Y ^a,b   Hwang, J M ^c,d  

^a Chungbuk National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DIVERGENT STRABISMUS; EXTRAOCULAR MUSCLE; EYE SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT T TEST; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 33750722765     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6702095     Document Type: Article

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