Isolated muller's muscle resection for the correction of blepharoptosis

Eye

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 267-272

  Khooshabeh, R ^a   Baldwin, H C ^a  

^a BUCKINGHAMSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PHENYLEPHRINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CAUTERIZATION; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONJUNCTIVA; CORNEA LIMBUS; DRY EYE; EYE SURGERY; EYELID MUSCLE; EYELID REFLEX; GRANULATION TISSUE; HUMAN; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE RESECTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PTOSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UPPER EYELID;

EID: 39449128832     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6702605     Document Type: Article

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