Frontalis sling operation using silicone rod for the correction of ptosis in chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 92, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1685-1688

  Ahn, J ^a   Kim, N J ^a,b   Choung, H K ^a,c,e   Hwang, S W ^d   Sung, M ^a   Lee, M J ^a   Khwarg, S I ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University Boramae Hospital   (South Korea)

^d Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital   (South Korea)

^e NONE   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ARTIFICIAL TEAR; EYE DROPS; SILICONE; SILICONE ROD; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PROGRESSIVE EXTERNAL OPHTHALMOPLEGIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CORNEA; CORNEA EROSION; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; EYE AXIS LENGTH; EYELID REFLEX; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRONTALIS SLING OPERATION; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; KERATOPATHY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLEPHAROPTOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMOPLEGIA, CHRONIC PROGRESSIVE EXTERNAL; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; SILICONE ELASTOMERS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57149105763     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2008.144816     Document Type: Article

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