Brown Syndrome: Follow-up

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Further Reading

Keywords

Brown's syndrome, BS, superior oblique tendon sheath syndrome, true sheath syndrome, simulated sheath syndrome, strabismus, amblyopia

Contributor Information and Disclosures

Author

Kenneth W Wright, MD, Director, Wright Foundation for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus; Director, Pediatric Ophthalmology Research and Education, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center; Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine
Kenneth W Wright, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Ophthalmology, American Academy of Pediatrics, and American Ophthalmological Society
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Maria Gabriela Salvador, MD, Consulting Staff, Department of Ophthalmology, Division of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, Colonia Polanco Chapultepec Morales
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