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Abstract

Centurion syndrome is a rare medial canthal insertion anomaly impeding the apposition of the punctum and the lacrimal lake. Medial canthal tendon release combined with its posterior refixation and different surgical interventions may be needed to improve the related functional epiphora.

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  1. Department of Opthalmology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, 34093 Çapa - Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey

    Can Öztürker

  2. Rufus Eye Microsurgical Center, Hakkı Yeten Cad., Aşçıoğlu Plaza 17/14, 34394 Fulya, Beşiktaş, Istanbul, Turkey

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Öztürker, C., Kaynak, P. (2020). Centurion Syndrome. In: El Toukhy, E. (eds) Oculoplastic Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-36934-7_6

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