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SURGICAL TECHNIQUES

The Use of Polypropylene Suture as a Frontalis Suspension Material in All Age Groups of Ptosis Patients

Halil Huseyin CagatayDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Kafkas University, Kars, Turkey
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Metin EkinciDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Kafkas University, Kars, TurkeyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Aytekin ApilDepartment of Ophthalmology, Bakirkoy Training and Research Hospital, Bakirkoy-Istanbul, Turkey
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Banu ArslanDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Medipol University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Can PamukcuDepartment of Ophthalmology, Şehit Kamil State Hospital, Gaziantep, Turkey
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Mehmet Ersin ObaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Kafkas University, Kars, Turkey
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Mehmet DemirDepartment of Ophthalmology, Sisli Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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Pages 240-244 | Received 18 Nov 2013, Accepted 03 Feb 2014, Published online: 24 Mar 2014

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