Arch Ophthalmol Chic
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Arch Ophthalmol Chic · Jun 2006
Racial and ethnic differences in unmet need for vision care among children with special health care needs.
To examine racial and ethnic differences in unmet need for vision care among children with special health care needs. ⋯ Further research is needed to explain and address the causes of racial and ethnic differences in unmet need for vision care among children with special health care needs.
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Arch Ophthalmol Chic · Sep 2005
Müllerectomy for upper eyelid retraction and lagophthalmos due to facial nerve palsy.
Facial nerve palsy often results in symptoms of ocular irritation due to inadequate eyelid closure. Weakened protractor function results in relative upper eyelid retraction and contributes to lagophthalmos. ⋯ Müllerectomy is a rapid, safe, and reproducible surgical method for lowering the upper eyelid and reducing ocular exposure symptoms and signs due to chronic facial nerve palsy.