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Efficacy of tightening of orbicularis oculi muscle in patients with functional nasolacrimal duct obstruction

Hossein SalourOphthalmic Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Keivan KhosravifardOphthalmic Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Abbas BagheriOphthalmic Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
,
Yalda AbrishamiOphthalmic Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Bahareh KheiriOphthalmic Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Mehdi TavakoliOphthalmic Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 11-15 | Received 14 May 2014, Accepted 21 Sep 2015, Published online: 08 Dec 2015

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