The correction of paralytic medial ectropion.
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The correction of paralytic medial ectropion.
Ten cases of paralytic medial ectropion associated with 7th nerve palsy were treated with a new procedure involving shortening of the medial canthal structures and division of the inferior canaliculus with subsequent marsupialisation. The success of this operation is supported by anatomical and functional studies.
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 1984
ISSN: 0007-1161
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.68.9.639