American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 133, Issue 3 , Pages 337-340 , March 2002

Balloon catheter dilation for treatment of persistent nasolacrimal duct obstruction1

Portions of this material were presented at the American Academy of Ophthalmology 1999 Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL.

  • Gregg T Lueder, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Gregg T. Lueder, MD, St. Louis Children’s Hospital (Room 2s89) at Washington University School of Medicine, One Children’s Place, St. Louis, MO, 63110 USA; fax: (314) 454-2368
    • Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences and the Department of Pediatrics, St. Louis Children’s Hospital at Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA

,Accepted 15 November 2001.

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American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 133, Issue 3 , Pages 337-340 , March 2002

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