International Journal of Gerontology
Volume 3, Issue 2 , Pages 89-95 , June 2009

Nocturnal Lagophthalmos

  • Shawn H. Tsai

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Shu-I Yeh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Lee-Jen Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chien-Hsiu Wu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Shu-Lang Liao

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Shu-Lang Liao, Department of Ophthalmology, National Taiwan University Hospital, 7, Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei 10002, Taiwan

,Accepted 4 March 2009.

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PII: S1873-9598(09)70027-4

doi: 10.1016/S1873-9598(09)70027-4

International Journal of Gerontology
Volume 3, Issue 2 , Pages 89-95 , June 2009

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