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Research Article

Frontalis suspension sling using a silicone rod in patients affected by myogenic blepharoptosis

Francesco P. Bernardini Clinica oculistica, Universita di Genova, Genova
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Carlo de Conciliis Ospedale Evangelico, Turin; Consultores Oftalmologicos, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Martin H. Devoto Dipartimento di Oftalmologia, Istituto Scientifico Universitario, Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
Pages 195-198 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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