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Orbital Volume Augmentation with Injectable Self-inflating Hydrogel Pellet Expanders: A Minimally Invasive Approach

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Children suffering from congenital clinical anophthalmos or microphthalmos require prolonged and complicated socket management, and this is more difficult when the globe is not clinically apparent [19]. Therapeutic options include the use of rigid conformers [6, 7], low hydrophilic [8] or, more recently, highly hydrophilic self-expanding hydrogel expanders [23, 28].

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(2007). Orbital Volume Augmentation with Injectable Self-inflating Hydrogel Pellet Expanders: A Minimally Invasive Approach. In: Guthoff, R., Katowitz, J. (eds) Oculoplastics and Orbit. Essentials in Ophthalmology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-33677-8_10

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