Korean J Ophthalmol.  1988 Dec;2(2):90-94. 10.3341/kjo.1988.2.2.90.

Surgical treatment of essential blepharospasm

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  • 1Department of Ophthalmology, Eulji General Hospital, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

Essential blepharospasm is an incurable disease for which many treatment modalities fave been tried. The author has performed the Anderson's muscle stripping procrdure involving the meticulous extirpation of all eyelid protractors and reinrorcement or the retractors in three patients with essential blerharospasm withgratifying results.

Keyword

essential blepharospasm; surgical treatment

MeSH Terms

Adult
Aged
Blepharospasm/*surgery
Eyelid Diseases/*surgery
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Oculomotor Muscles/*surgery
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