Exposure keratopathy following silicone frontalis suspension in adult neuro- and myogenic ptosis
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عنوان ژورنال: Acta Ophthalmologica
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1755-375X
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2010.01876.x