Botulinum toxin and the eye.

Hosp Med

University Hospital Aintree, Walton Hospital, Liverpool L9 1AE.

Published: August 2003

Botulinum toxin in ophthalmology is used to reduce the function of the eyelid muscles in spasms or therapeutically. Therapeutic and diagnostic use in strabismus is also discussed, along with the controversial treatment of nystagmus.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/hosp.2003.64.8.2260DOI Listing

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