Induced corneal astigmatism by palpebral spring for the treatment of lagophthalmos

Cornea

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 840-842

  Avni Zauberman, Noah ^a   Rosen, Nachum ^a   Simon, Guy J Ben ^a  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Focal cornea steepening; Induced corneal astigmatism; Palpebral spring

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CASE REPORT; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA; CORNEA EROSION; CRANIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; ENTROPION; EYE EXAMINATION; FACIAL NERVE; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; HUMAN; KERATITIS; KERATOMETRY; LAGOPHTHALMOS; MALE; NEUROMA; PALPEBRAL SPRING INSERTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTOSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL DISORDER; EYELID DISEASE; EYELID RECONSTRUCTION; IMPLANTATION; METHODOLOGY; REOPERATION;

ADULT; ASTIGMATISM; BLEPHAROPLASTY; EYELID DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; REOPERATION; VISION DISORDERS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 49849094378     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e31816a6279     Document Type: Article

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