Bell's phenomenon protects the tear film and ocular surface after frontalis suspension surgery for congenital ptosis

Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 350-355

  Yoon, Jin Sook ^a   Lew, Helen ^b   Lee, Sang Yeul ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b CHA University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BELL PHENOMENON; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE MOVEMENT; EYE PROTECTION; EYE SURGERY; FASCIA LATA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRONTALIS SUSPENSION SURGERY; HUMAN; LAGOPHTHALMOS; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PTOSIS; SCHIRMER TEST; SCHOOL CHILD; STAINING; TEAR FILM; ADOLESCENT; BELL PALSY; CORNEA; EXTRAOCULAR MUSCLE; LACRIMAL FLUID; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSATION; TRANSPLANTATION;

ADOLESCENT; BELL PALSY; BLEPHAROPTOSIS; CHILD; CORNEA; FASCIA LATA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OCULOMOTOR MUSCLES; OPHTHALMOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SENSATION; TEARS;

EID: 58149314213     PISSN: 01913913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/01913913-20081101-17     Document Type: Article

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