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Five-Year Follow-Up of a 30-Month Trial of Stability of Silicone Band Frontalis Suspension for the Treatment of Severe Unilateral Upper Eyelid Ptosis in Infants

Paolo NucciUniversity Eye Clinic San Giuseppe, San Giuseppe Hospital, University of Milan, Milan, Italy, and Correspondence[email protected]
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Andrea LemboUniversity Eye Clinic San Giuseppe, San Giuseppe Hospital, University of Milan, Milan, Italy, and
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Elisabetta SantangeloUniversity Eye Clinic San Giuseppe, San Giuseppe Hospital, University of Milan, Milan, Italy, and
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Paolo FogagnoloDepartment of Medicine, Surgery and Odontology, Eye Clinic, Ospedale San Paolo, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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Massimiliano SerafinoUniversity Eye Clinic San Giuseppe, San Giuseppe Hospital, University of Milan, Milan, Italy, and
Pages 215-218 | Received 02 Apr 2014, Accepted 15 Jun 2014, Published online: 28 Jul 2014

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