American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 141, Issue 2 , Pages 340-345.e1 , February 2006

A Procedure to Minimize Lower Lid Retraction During Large Inferior Rectus Recession in Graves Ophthalmopathy

Presented at the 21st Annual Meeting of European Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery as a poster in Gothenburg, Sweden, 2003.

  • Shu Lang Liao, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationInquiries to Shu Lang Liao, MD, Department of Ophthalmology, National Taiwan University Hospital, 7, Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei, Taiwan; fax: 886-2-23412875
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  • Mei Ju Shih, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Shin-Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Luke L.-K. Lin, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

,Accepted 1 October 2005.

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PII: S0002-9394(05)01086-X

doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2005.10.009

American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 141, Issue 2 , Pages 340-345.e1 , February 2006

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