Dry eye syndrome in benign essential blepharospasm.

CONCLUSION: Dry-eye syndrome and benign essential blepharospasm are strongly linked, independently of age, sex or BEB severity, and should be considered for the diagnosis of benign essential blepharospasm. The useful symptomatic treatment of dry eye will not cure the blepharospasm or the ocular pain, and specific treatment for blepharospasm is required, i.e., quarterly injections of botulinum toxin A into the orbicularis oculi muscle.
PMID: 31733914 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Journal Francais d Ophtalmologie - November 18, 2019 Category: Opthalmology Tags: J Fr Ophtalmol Source Type: research