Results: 52

Botulinum toxin for treating unilateral apraxia of eyelid opening in a patient with congenital myotonia

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 80 (5), 2017
ABSTRACT A 37-year-old female presented with severe apraxia of lid opening (ALO) affecting the right upper lid associated with Becker congenital myotonia (MC). The patient had a history of right upper lid ptosis for 25 years that was exacerbated over the previous month with severe incapacity to open her ...

Retracción palpebral de causa neurológica: presentación de tres pacientes, interpretación patogénica

Rev. méd. Chile; 145 (2), 2017
Eyelid retraction, has received limited attention and it has passively been interpreted as the result of an overactive levator palpebrae superioris muscle secondary to midbrain injury. However, eyelid retractions can occur in other neurological diseases, not directly related with the midbrain. We report ...

Inferior rectus muscle rupture due to orbital trauma

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 76 (1), 2017
ABSTRACT A 48-year-old patient with blunt periorbital trauma presented with vertical strabismus and diplopia secondary to inferior rectus muscle avulsion. After ophthalmologic and CT scan evaluation, early surgical treatment with anatomical restoration led to improvement in motility deficits with resolut...

Accidental lacrimal gland removal during resection of the levator palpebrae superioris muscle

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 80 (1), 2017
ABSTRACT Accidental removal of the lacrimal gland is a rare complication of ptosis surgery. We report two children who underwent large unilateral levator palpebrae superioris resections (LPSr). After surgery, both patients developed dry eye. Post-operatively, the parents of both patients noticed no tears...

Isolated primary amyloidosis of the inferior rectus muscle mimicking Graves’ orbitopathy

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 14 (4), 2016
ABSTRACT The diagnosis of Graves’ orbitopathy is usually straightforward. However, orbital diseases that mimick some clinical signs of Graves’ orbitopathy may cause diagnostic confusion, particularly when associated to some form of thyroid dysfunction. This report describes the rare occurrenc...

Linfoma ocular de células B da zona marginal: relato de caso e revisão da literatura

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 75 (4), 2016
RESUMO Paciente feminina, 70 anos, apresentou-se com queixas de prurido ocular à esquerda, lacrimejamento e hiperemia há 2 meses. Ao exame físico, apenas hiperemia conjuntival discreta. Foi solicitada biópsia, que sugeriu a hipótese de pseudolinfoma pela insuficiência de critérios classificatório...

Frontalis sling surgery: do we really need the Wright needle?

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 75 (2), 2016
ABSTRACT Purpose: The aim of this study is to describe a variation in technique of the frontalis sling surgery with silicone rods and its results, using an alternative needle with similar effectiveness to the Wright needle at a reduced cost. Methods: This was a prospective, interventional, noncomparati...

Blefaroplastia inferior transconjuntival associada à ressecção cutânea com preservação do músculo orbicular

Rev. bras. cir. plást; 31 (1), 2016
INTRODUÇÃO: A blefaroplastia inferior transconjuntival está cada vez sendo mais utilizada pelos cirurgiões por ser uma técnica reprodutível e com baixo índice de complicações quando comparada à via transcutânea. Esta técnica tem como vantagens em relação à transcutânea a preservação do ...

Ptose miogênica na distrofia muscular oculofaríngea

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 75 (1), 2016
RESUMO Relato de caso de distrofia muscular oculofaríngea, doença genética de herança autossômica dominante e uma das causas de ptose miogênica adquirida. A paciente apresentou quadro de ptose palpebral bilateral e disfagia, achados clínicos típicos da doença, foi submetida a tratamento cirúrgi...