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The International Journal on Orbital Disorders, Oculoplastic and Lacrimal Surgery
Volume 28, 2009 - Issue 1: Special Issue: Papers from the 2007 ESORPS Meeting in Slovenia
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CASE REPORTS

Medpor® Lower Eyelid Spacer: Does it Biointegrate?

Ioannis Mavrikakis Sussex Eye Hospital, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals, Brighton, UK
, MD, PhD,
Nick Francis Department of Histopathology, Charing Cross Hospital, London, UK
, MB BS, FRCPath,
Cornelia Poitelea Sussex Eye Hospital, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals, Brighton, UK
, MD, MSc, MRCOpht h,
Ben Parkin Department of Ophthalmology, Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Bournemouth, UK
, BM, FRCOphth,
Paul Brittain Sussex Eye Hospital, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals, Brighton, UK
, FRCS, FRCOphth &
Jane Olver Oculoplastic and Orbital Service, The Western Eye Hospital, London, UK
, FRCS, FRCOphth
Pages 58-62 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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