Association between Blepharospasm and Glaucoma

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Identifier 20090224_nanos_posters_057.pdf
Title Association between Blepharospasm and Glaucoma
Creator Michael S. Lee; Paul Lee; Daniel Grossman; Andrew Harrison; Frank Sloan
Affiliation (MSL) (AH) University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; (PL) (DG) (FS) Duke University, Durham, NC
Subject Blepharospasm; Glaucoma; Medicare
Description The intraocular pressure rises substantially with forced eyelid closure. Patients with benign essential blepharospasm (BEB) experience increased frequency of blinking and spastic closure of the eyelids. Intraocular pressure variability is a risk factor for progression in open angle glaucoma.
Date 2009-02-24
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Source 2009 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting
Relation is Part of NANOS 2009: Poster Presentations
Collection Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NANOS Annual Meeting Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/nanos-annual-meeting-collection/
Publisher North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
Holding Institution Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Rights Management Copyright 2010. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
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Setname ehsl_novel_nam
ID 180603
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6tx6ms9
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