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Direct Tarsus to Frontalis Muscle Sling without Flap Creation for Correction of Blepharoptosis with Poor Levator Function

Abbas BagheriDepartment of Ophthalmology, Ophthalmic Research Center, Labbafinejad Medical Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranCorrespondence[email protected]
, MD,
Hashem AhadiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Ophthalmic Research Center, Labbafinejad Medical Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
, MD,
Babak BabsharifDepartment of Ophthalmology, Ophthalmic Research Center, Labbafinejad Medical Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
, MD,
Hossein SalourDepartment of Ophthalmology, Ophthalmic Research Center, Labbafinejad Medical Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
, MD &
Shahin YazdaniDepartment of Ophthalmology, Ophthalmic Research Center, Labbafinejad Medical Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
, MD
Pages 48-52 | Received 28 Feb 2011, Accepted 11 Jul 2011, Published online: 01 Dec 2011

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