Acquired ptosis secondary to vernal conjunctivitis in young adults

Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 438-440

  Griffin, Rengin Yildirim ^a,c   Sarici, Ahmet ^a   Unal, Mustafa ^b  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; APONEUROSIS; ARTICLE; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GIANT PAPILLARY CONJUNCTIVITIS; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTOSIS; VERNAL CONJUNCTIVITIS;

ADULT; BLEPHAROPLASTY; BLEPHAROPTOSIS; CONJUNCTIVITIS, ALLERGIC; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33751220197     PISSN: 07409303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.iop.0000246609.39499.da     Document Type: Article

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