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Original Article

Ptosis Repair in Ocular Myasthenia Gravis

Michel J. BelliveauDepartment of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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James H. OestreicherDepartment of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Pages 564-568 | Received 12 Aug 2015, Accepted 01 Dec 2015, Published online: 18 May 2016

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