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Lagophthalmos of the upper eyelid after rhinoplasty: A case report

Clinical Case Reports (discontinued), 2021
Lagophthalmos is an inability to close the eyelids which can result from many causes. Septorhinoplasty surgery is an uncommon reason for that. This paper reports the lagophthalmos complication, after a septorhinoplasty surgery.
Fatemeh Dehghani Firouzabadi, Hesam Jahandideh, Maryam Roomiani   +2 more
exaly   +2 more sources

Multiple gold weight implants to treat lagophthalmos and improve contour [PDF]

American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports
Purpose: To report a novel approach for managing persistent lagophthalmos and eyelid contour abnormality after initial gold weight implantation. Observations: Paralytic lagophthalmos is defective eyelid closure due to facial nerve damage.
Matthew Lin, Michelle Ho, Gary Joseph Lelli   +2 more
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Nocturnal Lagophthalmos

International Journal of Gerontology, 2009
Nocturnal lagophthalmos is the inability to close the eyelids during sleep. It may be physiological but can cause significant symptoms in some patients.
Shu-Lang Liao, Lee-Jen Chen, Shawn H Tsai   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources

Techniques for the surgical correction of lagophthalmos secondary to leprosy: A systematic review. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
BackgroundLeprosy is an infectious neglected tropical disease that can result in chronic immune mediated nerve damage. When this involves the facial nerve, this can lead to lagophthalmos, with the later stages requiring surgical correction.
Matthew Willis, Heynes Brown, Dan McGrath, Essam Eltoukhy, Anil Fastenau   +4 more
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Lagophthalmos: An etiological lookout to frame the decision for management

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2022
Purpose: To describe the etiology, clinical profile, duration of lagophthalmos cases and thereby, framing a decision for the management based on the severity of Exposure keratitis (EK), Facial palsy (FP) with each etiology and to describe the outcome of ...
M Rani H Rita, M Deepa, V C Gitanjali, S R Tinu, B Subbulakshmi, D Sujitha, Gopinayik Palthya, M Saradha, T Vedhavalli, B Sowmiya, R Akalya, L S Mathivadhani, M Uma, R Bhavani, Joy R Violet   +14 more
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The Effect of Three Eye Care Methods on the Severity of Lagophthalmos in Intensive Care Patients: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

Journal of Ophthalmology, 2021
Background. Patients admitted to intensive care units are exposed to a variety of eye injuries such as lagophthalmos, which can lead to blindness.
Tahere Nikseresht, Mansour Rezaei, Alireza Khatony   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Diagnosing lagophthalmos using artificial intelligence

Scientific Reports, 2023
Lagophthalmos is the incomplete closure of the eyelids posing the risk of corneal ulceration and blindness. Lagophthalmos is a common symptom of various pathologies. We aimed to program a convolutional neural network to automatize lagophthalmos diagnosis.
Leonard Knoedler, Michael Alfertshofer, Siddharth Simon, Lukas Prantl, Andreas Kehrer, Cosima C. Hoch, Samuel Knoedler, Philipp Lamby   +7 more
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Ayurveda management of vatahata vartma - A case report

Indian Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine KLEU, 2022
Lagophthalmos is a condition characterized by incomplete or abnormal closure of eyelids along with the evaporation of tear film. If left untreated, it progresses to corneal ulceration, perforation, and visual loss.
Chidanand Naganna Kalburgi, Azizahmed Imamsab Arbar, Kaveri N Hulyalkar, V Geothsona   +3 more
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A Prospective Study of Paul Tessier’s Technique in Paralytic Lagophthalmos Management [PDF]

Al-Azhar International Medical Journal, 2022
Background: One of the most awful and serious disorders that can impact patients with facial palsy is lagophthalmos. It may result in multiple ocular complications like (conjunctivitis, keratitis, corneal ulceration, and vision loss).
Ahmed Basiony Dawood, Osama Alshahat, Fayez Al-Deeb, Ahmed Salem   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Case Report: Botulinum Toxin-A for Complication of Exposure Keratopathy Following Frontalis-Orbicularis Oculi Muscle Flap Shortening

Frontiers in Medicine, 2022
BackgroundLagophthalmos with exposure keratopathy is a potential vision-threatening complication following surgery for blepharoptosis. We report three cases successfully treated with botulinum toxin-A (Botox®, Allergan, Irvine, USA) for this complication.
Chun-Chieh Lai, Chun-Chieh Lai, Chia-Chen Lin   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source