Blepharophimosis-ptosis-epicanthus inversus syndrome: Objective analysis of surgical outcome in patients from a single unit

Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 262-269

  Taylor, Alexandra ^a   Strike, Paul W ^a   Tyers, Anthony G ^a  

^a SALISBURY DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blepharophimosis; BPES; Epic anthusinversus; Ptosis; Telecanthus

Indexed keywords

AUTOGRAFT; BLEPHAROPHIMOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPICANTHUS; EPICANTHUS INVERSION; ESTHETICS; EYELID DISEASE; EYELID RECONSTRUCTION; FASCIA LATA; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHOTOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PTOSIS; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WILCOXON SIGNED RANKS TEST; Z PLASTY;

BLEPHAROPHIMOSIS; BLEPHAROPTOSIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EYELID DISEASES; FASCIA LATA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OPHTHALMOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34147168802     PISSN: 14426404     EISSN: 14429071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2006.01448.x     Document Type: Review

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