Amyloidosis-associated neurotrophic keratopathy precipitated by overcorrected blepharoptosis

Cornea

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 575-576

  Nguyen, Virginia T ^a   Hwang, Thomas N ^a   Shamie, Neda ^a   Chuck, Roy S ^b   McCulley, Timothy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amyloidosis; Blepharoptosis; Complication; Levator advancement; Neurotrophic corneal keratopathy

Indexed keywords

AGED; AMYLOIDOSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; EYE EXAMINATION; EYELID RETRACTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATOPATHY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROTROPHIC KERATOPATHY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTOSIS; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; TREATMENT FAILURE; VISUAL ACUITY;

AGED; AMYLOIDOSIS; BLEPHAROPLASTY; BLEPHAROPTOSIS; CORNEAL DISEASES; CORNEAL ULCER; FEMALE; HUMANS; TRIGEMINAL NERVE DISEASES; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 67650620091     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e318191bdae     Document Type: Article

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