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Original Article

Spontaneous Blinking in Patients With Graves’ Upper Eyelid Retraction

Denny Marcos GarciaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Otorhinolaryngology, and Head and Neck Surgery of the School of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Andre MessiasDepartment of Ophthalmology, Otorhinolaryngology, and Head and Neck Surgery of the School of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Luciana Oliveira CostaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Otorhinolaryngology, and Head and Neck Surgery of the School of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Carolina Trindade PintoDepartment of Ophthalmology, Otorhinolaryngology, and Head and Neck Surgery of the School of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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José Carlos BarbosaDepartment of Exact Sciences, UNESP, Univ Estadual Paulista, São Paulo, Brazil
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Antonio Augusto Velasco CruzDepartment of Ophthalmology, Otorhinolaryngology, and Head and Neck Surgery of the School of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, BrazilCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 459-465 | Received 20 Aug 2009, Accepted 19 Jan 2010, Published online: 14 May 2010

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