Blepharoptosis as a sign of severe Graves' orbitopathy

Eye

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1743-1744

  Naseem, M ^a   Donker, D L T ^a   Paridaens, D ^a  

^a ROTTERDAM EYE HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOCRINE OPHTHALMOPATHY; EYE SURGERY; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; OPTIC NERVE; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PTOSIS; VISUAL ACUITY;

BLEPHAROPTOSIS; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; GRAVES OPHTHALMOPATHY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 69049109003     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.2008.333     Document Type: Letter

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