Posterior optic nerve infarction after lower lid blepharoplasty

Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 176-179

  Good, Catriona D ^a   Cassidy, Lorraine M ^a   Moseley, Ivan F ^a   Sanders, Michael D ^a  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blepharoplasty; Blood supply; Complication; Optic nerve; Optic nerve infarction; Visual loss

Indexed keywords

EID: 84975514026     PISSN: 10708022     EISSN: 15365166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00041327-199909000-00005     Document Type: Article

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