Eye muscle force development in thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy in different stages of disease

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 431-437

  Tian, Suna ^a   Bolzani, Roberto ^b   Benassi, Mariagrazia ^b   Lennerstrand, Gunnar ^a  

^a ST ERIK S EYE HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Eye muscles; Graves' disease; Isometric force development; Saccadic eye movements; Thyroid associated ophthalmopathy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTACT LENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENDOCRINE OPHTHALMOPATHY; EXTRAOCULAR MUSCLE; EYE MOVEMENT CONTROL; EYE MOVEMENT DISORDER; FEMALE; GAZE; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; MUSCLE TONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCADIC EYE MOVEMENT; STAGING; STEADY STATE;

ADULT; AGED; ELECTROOCULOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GRAVES OPHTHALMOPATHY; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCULOMOTOR MUSCLES; SACCADES;

EID: 34250162800     PISSN: 13953907     EISSN: 16000420     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0420.2007.00877.x     Document Type: Article

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