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Case Report

Association between blepharophimosis-ptosis-epicanthus inversus syndrome and lacrimal system anomalies

Mansooreh Jamshidian-TehraniEye Research Center, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Kasra CheraqpourEye Research Center, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1273-9166
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Alireza NezamslamiEye Research Center, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 196-200 | Received 23 Mar 2021, Accepted 09 Sep 2021, Published online: 23 Sep 2021

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