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Case Reports
. 2024 Apr 22;87(2):e2024.
doi: 10.5935/0004-2749.2024-0002. eCollection 2024.

"White-line" ptosis repair with complications

Suzana Matayoshi  1 , Alice Carvalho Gouveia de Almeida  2 , Silvana Artioli Schellini  2
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Case Reports

"White-line" ptosis repair with complications

Suzana Matayoshi et al. Arq Bras Oftalmol. .
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Disclosure of potential conflicts of interest: None of the authors have any potential conflicts of interest to disclose.

Figures

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Figure 1
Scleral ulcer in the upper region of the eye, surrounded by dilated conjunctival vessels.
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