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. 1986 May;70(5):391–395. doi: 10.1136/bjo.70.5.391

Cryptophthalmos: surgical treatment of the congenital symblepharon variant.

D J Brazier, S J Hardman-Lea, J R Collin
PMCID: PMC1041021  PMID: 3008809

Abstract

A case of the congenital symblepharon variant of cryptophthalmos is reported. Surgical treatment is described. The ophthalmic features of cryptophthalmos and its systemic associations are reviewed.

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