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Nocturnal Lagophthalmos: An Overview and Classification
Ocular Surface, 2006Nocturnal lagophthalmos is the inability to close the eyelids during sleep. Lagophthalmos is associated with exposure keratopathy, poor sleep, and persistent exposure-related symptoms. There are a variety of causes of lagophthalmos, grouped as proptosis/eye exposure etiologies and palpebral insufficiency etiologies.
Robert Latkany
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Modern opportunities of lagophthalmos correction
Russian Annals of Ophthalmology, 2023The main goal in the treatment of lagophthalmos is prevention of serious corneal complications. Based on the results of 2453 surgeries performed in patients with lagophthalmos, a detailed analysis of modern surgical techniques was carried out highlighting their advantages and disadvantages.
Y.O. Grusha, E.I. Fettser
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Symptomatic nocturnal lagophthalmos
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Ophthalmology, 1990AbstractNocturnal lagophthalmos producing symptoms of corneal exposure is not uncommon. We diagnosed 40 patients with the condition over a six‐month period. In 12 (30%), alcohol intoxication preceded the symptoms. Other factors included the use of hypnotics, cosmetic blepharoplasty, botulinum toxin injection for blepharospasm, facial palsy, dysthyroid ...
C J, Lyons, A A, McNab
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Augmentation of Lateral Tarsorrhaphy in Lagophthalmos
Orbit, 2014Lagophthalmos, the inability to close the eyelids completely, is a serious condition caused by orbicularis oculi muscle paresis or paralysis. The standard lateral tarsorrhaphy may leave the eye open with corneal exposure. In those cases, we suggest that better approximation of the upper and lower eyelids will be achieved when the lower lid is retracted
Arie Nemet
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Correction of paralytic lagophthalmos
Vestnik oftal'mologii, 2015Current options for correction of paralytic lagophthalmos are either temporary (external eyelid weight placement, hyaluronic acid gel or botulinum toxin A injection) or permanent (various procedures for narrowing of the palpebral fissure, upper eyelid weights or spring implantation). Neuroplastic surgery (cross-facial nerve grafting, nerve anastomoses)
N S, Iskusnykh, Y O, Grusha
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Lagophthalmos in Acquired Oculomotor Synkinesis
American Journal of Ophthalmology, 1984Two consecutive patients who exhibited classic signs of unilateral acquired oculomotor synkinesis demonstrated an inability to appose eyelid margins on the affected side, when attempting gentle closure of the eyes. In one patient, this occurred in conjunction with a unilateral upper eyelid crease on the affected side, and in the other patient it was ...
A B, Safran, A, Roth, J, Berney
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And So to Sleep: Hypnotherapy for Lagophthalmos
American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis, 1989We used hypnosis to facilitate eye closure during sleep for a 44-year-old woman whose nocturnal lagophthalmos prevented use of a contact lens following cataract surgery and could have resulted in severe corneal damage. On three separate occasions the symptoms remitted following a very brief course of treatment.
J, Holroyd, E, Maguen
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Post-external dacryocystorhinostomy lagophthalmos
International Ophthalmology, 2014To describe lagophthalmos and eyelid closure abnormality after external dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR). A retrospective review of medical records and postoperative photographs of 79 patients who underwent external DCR for nasolacrimal duct obstruction and developed eyelid closure abnormality and lagophthalmos with or without exposure keratopathy was ...
Thabit A, Odat +4 more
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Blink Lagophthalmos in Graves Orbitopathy
Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive SurgeryPurpose: To investigate the relationship between the kinematics of spontaneous blinks and the anterior area of the levator palpebrae superioris muscle in patients with Graves orbitopathy (GO). Methods: This is a case-control study.
Juliana A, Guimarães +2 more
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Archives of Ophthalmology, 1996
We describe 2 cases of the rare entity of bilateral infiltration of the eyelids by metastatic breast carcinoma. In 1 case, this was the first manifestation of the tumor. Both women had ptosis and lagophthalmos with secondary exposure keratitis.
S M, Po, P L, Custer, M E, Smith
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We describe 2 cases of the rare entity of bilateral infiltration of the eyelids by metastatic breast carcinoma. In 1 case, this was the first manifestation of the tumor. Both women had ptosis and lagophthalmos with secondary exposure keratitis.
S M, Po, P L, Custer, M E, Smith
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