Spontaneous blinking is essential for maintaining a healthy ocular surface and clarity of
vision. The spontaneous blink rate (SBR) is believed to reflect a complex interaction …

Materials and Methods: Case-controlled clinical studies of patients at the acute stage of
injury were selected for this review article. Data were obtained from English-language …

Aims Psychological distress is well documented in people with facial disfigurement.
However, the prevalence of psychological distress in patients with facial palsy has not been …

Facial paralysis represents the end result of a wide array of disorders and heterogeneous
etiologies, including congenital, traumatic, infectious, neoplastic, and metabolic causes …

Purpose: Most ophthalmologists are unaware of the therapeutic applications of gas-
permeable scleral contact lenses for the prevention and treatment of ocular complications in …

Facial nerve palsy in children is usually idiopathic but can also result from many conditions
such as neoplasias, systemic diseases, or congenital anomalies with poor prognosis …

Facial nerve palsy, whether the cause is idiopathic, or following such insults as surgery,
trauma, or malignancy, places the health of the ocular surface at risk. Reduced or absent …

Bell's facial nerve palsy (FNP) during pregnancy and the puerperium can present significant
challenges for the patient and clinician. Presentation and prognosis can be worse in this …

Facial nerve palsy is associated with significant morbidity and can have different etiologies.
The most common causes are Bell's palsy, Ramsay–Hunt syndrome and trauma, including …

Objective This article describes a first attempt to generate a standardized and safe selective
surface electrostimulation (SES) protocol, including detailed instructions on electrode …