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Edmond H. Thall, MD; Mark R. Levine, MD; William E. Bruner, MD; Ido Sternberg, MD
Cleveland

Arch Ophthalmol. 1985;103(4):475.

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To the Editor.

—In 1981, Gillum and Anderson¹ pioneered treatment of essential blepharospasm by surgical extirpation of the upper lid protractors. Recently, McCord and colleagues,² in an independent study, showed that "orbiculectomy" compared favorably with seventh cranial nerve avulsion, effecting more cures with a single procedure and being associated with less morbidity. Both of these outstanding studies were reported in the ARCHIVES and involved a total of 39 patients. In no instance did a complication result in permanent visual loss.

We performed this procedure with concomitant upper lid blepharoplasty on a 63-year-old man with essential blepharospasm, dermatochalasis, and dry eyes (Schirmer's test with anesthetic 1 mm at five minutes). The ocular exam was otherwise normal, visual acuity was 20/20 OU, and no other orofacial muscular abnormalities were noted.

On the first postoperative day, visual acuity was 20/200 OD and 20/40 OS. The lids were swollen, ecchymotic, and could . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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