American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 137, Issue 6 , Pages 1145-1147 , June 2004

Extraocular muscle enlargement with tendon involvement in thyroid-associated orbitopathy

  • Guy J. Ben Simon, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Orbital and Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery, Department of Ophthalmology, Jules Stein Eye Institute, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationInquiries to Guy J. Ben Simon, MD, Jules Stein Eye Institute, 100 Stein Plaza, Box 957006, Los Angeles, CA 90095-7006, USA; fax: 825-9263
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  • Hasan M. Syed

      Affiliations

    • Division of Orbital and Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery, Department of Ophthalmology, Jules Stein Eye Institute, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
  • ,
  • Raymond Douglas, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Orbital and Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery, Department of Ophthalmology, Jules Stein Eye Institute, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
  • ,
  • John D. McCann, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Orbital and Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery, Department of Ophthalmology, Jules Stein Eye Institute, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
  • ,
  • Robert A. Goldberg, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Orbital and Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery, Department of Ophthalmology, Jules Stein Eye Institute, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA

,Accepted 2 January 2004.

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PII: S0002-9394(04)00034-0

doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2004.01.033

American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 137, Issue 6 , Pages 1145-1147 , June 2004