Therapeutic ptosis with botulinum toxin in epikeratoplasty.

Therapeutic ptosis with botulinum toxin in epikeratoplasty.

[Persistent corneal defects treated with botulinum toxin-induced ptosis].

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the use of botulinum toxin (BTX) induced ptosis in the treatment of corneal pathology. METHODS We employed two BTX injections into the superior lid of 10 eyes (9 patients). We evaluated the degree of ptosis, its duration and the effect on the corneal lesion. RESULTS Complete ptosis resulted in seven eyes and the corneal pathology resolved in all of them. There were no...

Therapeutic Uses of Botulinum Toxin

The most poisonous substance known to man, botulinum toxin has successfully established itself as a therapeutic agent over the years. Initially used to treat strabismus, botulinum toxin is now an accepted treatment in a wide spectrum of disorders and has over a 100 potential medical applications. The somewhat loosely-applied term 'wonder drug' could not be better employed to describe the remedi...

Therapeutic Use of Botulinum Toxin in Neurorehabilitation

The botulinum toxins (BTX), type A and type B by blocking vesicle acetylcholine release at neuro-muscular and neuro-secretory junctions can result efficacious therapeutic agents for the treatment of numerous disorders in patients requiring neuro-rehabilitative intervention. Its use for the reduction of focal spasticity following stroke, brain injury, and cerebral palsy is provided. Although the...

Therapeutic success with local botulinum toxin in erythromelalgia.