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Botulinum toxin A as a treatment modality for acute acquired comitant esotropia - An Indian perspective.
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Department of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, Medical Research Foundation, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Purpose: To analyze the outcomes of botulinum toxin A injection in acute acquired comitant esotropia (AACE).
Methods: This is a retrospective study that included cases diagnosed as AACE between January 2022 and February 2023. Patients who were treated with Botox and completed a minimum 3 months follow-up were included in the study.
Synergistic Therapy for Graves' Ophthalmopathy-Associated Eyelid Retraction: Steroid, 5-FU, and Botulinum Neurotoxin a Combination.
J Clin Med
May 2024
Department of Ophthalmology, Bundang CHA Medical Center, CHA University, Seongnam 13596, Republic of Korea.
Graves' ophthalmopathy (GO) is characterized by upper eyelid retraction (UER), the most prevalent clinical sign. We aimed to assess the clinical efficacy of a multimodal combination of steroids, 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), and botulinum neurotoxin A (BoNT-A) injections in managing UER with GO and analyze the clinical factors in relation to the injection response. A total of 37 eyes from 23 patients were enrolled for UER with GO.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCrocodile tear syndrome treated with lacrimal gland incobotulinum toxin A injection: a report of two cases.
Digit J Ophthalmol
February 2024
School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, Maryland.
Crocodile tear syndrome (CTS) is a late complication of facial nerve palsy characterized by unilateral lacrimation in response to gustatory stimulation. We present 2 cases of patients diagnosed with CTS after recovering from unilateral idiopathic facial nerve palsy. Both patients underwent transconjunctival lacrimal gland incobotulinumtoxinA injection, with doses of 5-16 units.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF[Efficacy of botulinum toxin in infantile esotropia].
J Fr Ophtalmol
October 2022
Fondation ophtalmologique Adolphe-de-Rothschild, 29, rue Manin, 75019 Paris, France.
Introduction And Objective: Botulinum toxin (BT) is used in a variety of therapeutic applications, including the treatment of strabismus. Two injection techniques coexist - transconjunctival injection and open sky injection. The goal of this study was to evaluate the results of BT injections in esotropia in children under 10 years of age and to compare the two techniques.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTransconjunctival botulinum toxin injection into the lacrimal gland in crocodile tears syndrome.
Indian J Ophthalmol
April 2022
Consultant Ophthalmologist, Department of Ophthalmology, DHH, Sambalpur, Odisha, India.
Purpose: To determine the efficacy and safety of botulinum toxin injection into the lacrimal gland as a symptomatic treatment of crocodile tear syndrome (CTS).
Methods: Our study included six patients of unilateral gustatory hyper lacrimation following either an episode of facial paralysis or post trauma or any related surgery that posed a risk of damaging the facial nerve. Detailed history regarding previous trauma, duration of facial paralysis, previous significant surgery, and duration of steroid use following facial paralysis was noted.
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