Original scientific paper

https://doi.org/10.20471/acc.2018.57.01.16

Protective Effect of Blepharospasm on the Anterior Segment of the Eye

Dubravka Biuk ; Department of Ophthalmology, Osijek University Hospital Centre, Faculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
Maja Vinković ; Department of Ophthalmology, Osijek University Hospital Centre, Faculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
Josip Barać ; Department of Ophthalmology, Osijek University Hospital Centre, Faculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
Egon Biuk ; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Osijek University Hospital Centre, Faculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
Zoran Zelić ; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Osijek University Hospital Centre, Faculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
Suzana Matić ; Department of Ophthalmology, Osijek University Hospital Centre, Faculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia

Abstract

The aim of the study was to determine the role of blepharospasm as a protective factor for the anterior segment of the eye by comparing the degree of blepharospasm and changes of the anterior segment structures. The study included sixty female patients older than forty years with the clinical diagnosis of blepharospasm. They were divided into two groups; the first group consisted of patients with stage I and II of blepharospasm with dominant dry eye symptoms, and the second group consisted of patients with stage III and IV of blepharospasm who required interventional therapy (all patients in this study were treated with botulinum toxin type A). Staining of ocular surface with vital dyes such as fluorescein was used to determine ocular surface defects. Fluorescein stains the corneal epithelial defects, which were statistically less pronounced in the interventional group. In conclusion, comparison of the results between the two groups of patients may implicate that advanced blepharospasm has a protective effect on ocular surface.

Keywords

Blepharospasm; Dry eye syndrome; Staining and labeling; Protective factors; Fluorescein

Hrčak ID:

202203

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/202203

Publication date:

1.3.2018.

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