Korean J Ophthalmol.
1987 Dec;1(2):102-108. 10.3341/kjo.1987.1.2.102.
Treatment of blepharospasm with botulinum A toxin
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- 1Division of Ophthalmology, Eulji Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
- 2Division of Ophfhalmoiogy, The Mt. Sinai Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A.
- KMID: 1735008
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3341/kjo.1987.1.2.102
Abstract
- Thirty-nine patients with blepharospasm were treated with botulinum A toxin. Twenty-six patients had essential blepharospasm, and thirteen had a hemifacial spasm. A total of 113 injections were given, and the average follow-up was 14.6 months. The mean preinjection spasm intensity was 2.9+ and the mean postinjection spasm intensity was 0.7+. The mean interval between injections was 4.4 months. The treatment was effective, although transient, in all patients with essential blepharospasm and hemifacial spasm. The toxin had a prolonged effect on the patients who had previously undergone muscle stripping procedure. The side effects were mild, transient, and local.
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