Hemifacial atrophy: an unusual cause of enophthalmos
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Hemifacial atrophy: an unusual cause of enophthalmos.
We report on two cases of enophthalmos, caused by maxillary atrophy, a rarely reported monostotic forme fruste of hemifacial atrophy.
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 1990
ISSN: 0007-1161
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.74.8.496