blepharospasm

[′blef·ə·rō‚spaz·əm]

(medicine)

Spasmodic winking due to spasms of the orbicular muscle of the eyelid.

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Blepharospasm

contraction of the orbicular muscle of the eye, leading to the persistent spasmodic closing of the lids. Blepharospasm occurs with acute diseases of the eye, trauma to the eye, and sometimes with hysteria and traumatic neurosis. Treatment involves removing the cause which led to the disorder.

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Photographs of a northern saw-whet owl on the first day of presentation for a painful left eye (OS) with blepharospasm. (A) OS appears discolored compared with the right eye (OD).

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Blepharospasm causes muscles around the eyes to contract involuntarily.

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Blepharospasm is characterized by stereotyped, bilateral and synchronous spasms of the orbicularis oculi muscles.

BLEPHAROSPASM INDUCED BY SYSTEMIC ISOTRETINOIN

The prevalence of blepharospasm is 3-13/100,000, it is more common in women (female to male ratio, 3:1) and occurs predominantly in older age groups (55-65 years).

PROTECTIVE EFFECT OF BLEPHAROSPASM ON THE ANTERIOR SEGMENT OF THE EYE

3), epiphorea, blepharospasm, ocular discomfort and lacrimation of affected eyes since last 7-10 days.

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Kulwin, "Long-term efficacy and safety of botulinum toxin A injections to treat blepharospasm and hemifacial spasm," Clinical & Experimental Ophthalmology, vol.

Effect of Hemifacial Spasm on Intraocular Pressure Measurement

Lian, "Comparison of two different formulations of botulinum toxin a for the treatment of blepharospasm and hemifacial spasm," Turkish Neurosurgery, vol.

Efficacy and Safety of Botulinum Toxin Type A in Treating Patients of Advanced Age with Idiopathic Trigeminal Neuralgia

(10) The most common symptoms in older patients is photophobia and associated blepharospasm. (11) In addition, color vision, peripheral vision, and night vision may be reduced due to anterior and posterior segment complications.

Diagnosis of Nephropathic Cystinosis in a Child During Routine Eye Exam

Other manifestations reported in the literature include nausea, vomiting, keratoconjunctivitis, blurred vision, photophobia, blepharospasm, and lacrimation.4 In lethal H2S exposure, sulfides act on the respiratory centers of the brain causing respiratory paralysis.

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An ophthalmic examination revealed a severely dry eye, a corneal ulcer, and an epithelial defect in both eyes; she received 0.05% topical cyclosporine two times a day, a topical steroid four times a day, and artificial teardrops four times a day in both eyes (Figure 1).Photophobia, blepharospasm, and thinning of the left corneal stroma were also observed.

Application of Umbilical Cord Serum in the Management of a Persistent Corneal Epithelial Defect in a Patient with Graft-Versus-Host Disease

Take, for example, one of the book's shorter case histories, about a patient O'Sullivan calls "Mary." A married mother of two daughters aged eleven and fourteen, Mary arrives at the clinic suffering from blepharospasm, a condition in which muscular spasms sporadically force the eyes shut.

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