A Rare Complication of External Dacryocystorhinostomy: Transient Orbicularis Muscle Weakness
In this study, we present 4 patients with transient orbicularis oculi muscle weakness following external dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR). Preoperative and postoperative records of 4 patients who presented with either a delay in blinking or lagophthalmos on the first postoperative day were evaluated. N...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Galenos Yayinevi
2014-10-01
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| Series: | Türk Oftalmoloji Dergisi |
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| Online Access: | http://www.oftalmoloji.org/article_7388/A-Rare-Complication-Of-External-Dacryocystorhinostomy-Transient-Orbicularis-Muscle-Weakness |
| Summary: | In this study, we present 4 patients with transient orbicularis oculi muscle weakness following external dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR).
Preoperative and postoperative records of 4 patients who presented with either a delay in blinking or lagophthalmos on the first
postoperative day were evaluated. None of the patients had a history of facial palsy or any symptom of lagophthalmos. All 4 patients
had undergone external DCR without silicone intubation under general anesthesia. Three of the patients had a delay in blinking, while
one patient developed a 4-mm lagophthalmos postoperatively. A mild punctate keratopathy was observed in one patient. The condition
resolved in all patients after an average of 8 weeks. (Turk J Ophthalmol 2014; 44: 413-5) |
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| ISSN: | 1300-0659 2147-2661 |