Isolated form of congenital bilateral lacrimal gland agenesis

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 522-523

  Sahinoglu, Nedime ^a   Tuncer, Samuray ^a   Alparslan, Nilufer ^a   Peksayar, Gonul ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASE REPORT; CHILD; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DRY EYE; HUMAN; LACRIMAL APPARATUS; LETTER; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY;

CHILD; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; HUMANS; LACRIMAL APPARATUS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE;

EID: 80155134176     PISSN: 03014738     EISSN: 19983689     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.86333     Document Type: Letter

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