Prosthetic eye rehabilitation and management of completely blind patients

International Journal of Prosthodontics

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 631-635

  Hatamleh, Muhanad M ^a,b   Haylock, Colin ^c   Hollows, Philip ^b   Richmond, Andrew ^b   Watson, Jason ^b  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

^b QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c International Ocular and Facial Prosthetic Services   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VISUAL PROSTHESIS;

BLINDNESS; EYE, ARTIFICIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84872017723     PISSN: 08932174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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