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The Nictavi Tarsus Patch: A New Device for Achieving Temporary Eyelid Closure in Lagophthalmos
Sarah Guo,1 Mark S Borchert,2,3 Melinda Chang,2,3 Sudha Nallasamy,1– 3 Mark W Reid,2,3 Sandy Zhang-Nunes,1,3 Jessica R Chang,1,3 Angeline M Nguyen1– 3 1Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA; 2The Vision Center
Guo S +7 more
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Fibrous dysplasia of bone causing unilateral proptosis
Fibrous dysplasia (FD) is a slow growing benign noninherited disorder in which normal bones are replaced by fibrous tissue and immature woven bones. Here we report a case of 30-year-old female who presented with unilateral proptosis and lagophthalmos ...
Reshma Ramakrishnan +3 more
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INTRODUCTION: To investigate the efficacy of autologous serum gel in patients with lagophthalmos combined with neurotrophic persistent corneal epithelial defects (PEDs).
Hyeong Ju Kim +7 more
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Use of gold weights to correct lagophthalmos in neuromuscular disease [PDF]
Upper eyelid gold-weight implants are widely used in the correction of lagophthalmos in many neuromuscular conditions, most commonly facial palsy. The paralytic lagophthalmos that occurs in facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) is common and can ...
C. Palenski, V. Sansone, J. Boynton
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Surgical treatment of patients with myopathic ptosis
Myopathic ptosis can occur in mitochondrial myopathies, oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy or myotonic dystrophy and have common clinical characteristics. The management of myopathic ptosis is challenging due to a high risk of postoperative lagophthalmos.
M. A. Zakharova, M. G. Kataev
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Purpose: Determine the impact of upper eyelid weight placement at 3 months post onset of idiopathic facial paralysis (IFP) on the recovery of facial function in patients with lagophthalmos.
Keon M. Parsa +6 more
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Lagophthalmos or Hare Eye: An Etymologic Eye Opener [PDF]
In their article, on the static treatment of paralytic lagophthalmos with autogenous tissues, Dr Pirrello et al. [1] state: “The word lagophthalmos derives from the Greek terms λαγος (hare) and οφταλμος (eye). It is a condition in which the eyelids are unable to close the palpebral aperture completely and cover the whole eye.
de Graaf, Robert C. Van +2 more
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Abstract Purpose To report treatment patterns, time‐to‐resolution (TTR) and aetiologies of bacterial keratitis (BK) infections treated in a specialized hospital‐based cornea clinic in Sweden. Methods Retrospective study based on electronic health records screened during the period 2010–2019. The study included only culture‐confirmed cases of BK.
Jenny Roth +5 more
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Abstract Objectives To describe patient demographics and treatment protocols in a population of feline patients undergoing photoactivated chromophore for keratitis–corneal cross‐linking (PACK–CXL) as an adjunctive treatment for infectious keratitis.
Angelie K. Shukla +7 more
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Corneal Sequestration and Bilateral Distichiasis in a Binturong (Arctictis binturong)
ABSTRACT Objective To report the first documented case of corneal sequestration and distichiasis in a binturong (Arctictis binturong), discuss implications of disease prevalence in a non‐domestic feliform, and hypothesize on potential etiology and predisposing factors for corneal sequestration.
Vienna Lunking +7 more
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