Botulinum toxin for treatment of restrictive strabismus
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Botulinum toxin for treatment of restrictive strabismus☆
PURPOSE To study the types of acquired restrictive strabismus treated in a tertiary hospital and the outcome of treatment with botulinum toxin. METHODS We performed a 10-year retrospective study of patients with restrictive strabismus aged ≥18 years who were treated with botulinum toxin. Treatment was considered successful if the final vertical deviation was ≤5 PD, horizontal deviation ≤10 PD...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Optometry
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1888-4296
DOI: 10.1016/j.optom.2016.09.001