American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 139, Issue 3 , Pages 482-487 , March 2005

External (subciliary) vs internal (transconjunctival) involutional entropion repair

  • Guy J. Ben Simon, MD

      Affiliations

    • Jules Stein Eye Institute and Department of Ophthalmology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.
    • Corresponding Author InformationInquiries to Guy J. Ben Simon, MD, Jules Stein Eye Institute, 100 Stein Plaza, Los Angeles, California, 90095-7006; fax: 310/825-9263
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  • Margarita Molina, MD

      Affiliations

    • Jules Stein Eye Institute and Department of Ophthalmology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.
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  • Robert M. Schwarcz, MD

      Affiliations

    • Jules Stein Eye Institute and Department of Ophthalmology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.
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  • John D. McCann, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Jules Stein Eye Institute and Department of Ophthalmology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.
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  • Robert A. Goldberg, MD

      Affiliations

    • Jules Stein Eye Institute and Department of Ophthalmology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.

,Accepted 4 October 2004.

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PII: S0002-9394(04)01238-3

doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2004.10.003

American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 139, Issue 3 , Pages 482-487 , March 2005

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