American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 149, Issue 3 , Pages 508-512 , March 2010

Paretic Side/Normal Side Ratios of Cross-Sectional Areas of the Superior Oblique Muscle Vary Largely in Idiopathic Superior Oblique Palsy

  • Eriko Uchiyama
    • ,
  • Toshihiko Matsuo

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationInquiries to Toshihiko Matsuo, MD, Department of Ophthalmology, Okayama University Medical School and Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shikata-cho 2-5-1, Okayama City 700-8858, Japan
    • ,
  • Sayuri Imai
    • ,
  • Emi Itoshima

,Accepted 30 September 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2009.09.022

American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 149, Issue 3 , Pages 508-512 , March 2010

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