Treatment of Extreme Strabismus in TAO (Thyroid-Associated Orbitopathy): Medial Rectus and Inferior Rectus Tendon Elongation As an Alternative to Conventional Strabismus Surgery: a Case Report

M. Wipf; A. Palmowski-Wolfe

doi:10.1055/s-0043-100634

Klinische Monatsblätter für Augenheilkunde, Inhaltsverzeichnis

Klin Monbl Augenheilkd 2017; 234(04): 588-590
DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-100634

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Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

Treatment of Extreme Strabismus in TAO (Thyroid-Associated Orbitopathy): Medial Rectus and Inferior Rectus Tendon Elongation As an Alternative to Conventional Strabismus Surgery: a Case Report

Behandlung extremer Schielwinkel bei Patienten mit endokriner Orbitopathie: Sehnenverlängerung des M. rectus medialis und inferior als Alternative zur konventionellen Rücklagerung: ein Fallbeispiel

M. Wipf

Universitätsspital Basel, Augenklinik, Switzerland

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A. Palmowski-Wolfe

Universitätsspital Basel, Augenklinik, Switzerland

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