Frontalis Suspension Surgery for Patients with Essential Blepharospasm Unresponsive to Botulinum Toxin Injections
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Purpose: To report the efficacy of frontalis suspension using a silicone rod or preserved fascia lata for patients with blepharospasm who exhibit persistent symptoms and visual dysfunction unresponsive to botulinum injections.Methods: The clinical records five (10 eyes) essential underwent were reviewed. Patients continued eyelid-opening difficulties despite prior administration toxin included.Results: mean patient age was 60.2 years; 40% women. suspended rods (n = 3) 2). Blepharospasm frequency severity measured Jankovic Rating Scale (JRS). Compared preoperative scores, summed JRS scores decreased 1 week, month, 3 months after surgery. Postoperatively, two (40%) did not require further injections. In three patients, intervals between injections increased No experienced any significant complication.Conclusions: Frontalis is safe effective apraxia eyelid opening, have responded
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of The Korean Ophthalmological Society
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['0378-6471', '2092-9374']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3341/jkos.2023.64.6.459