@article{14348,
  keywords = {Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Conjunctivitis, Corneal Diseases, Corneal Ulcer, Eyelid Diseases, Facial Paralysis, Female, Humans, Keratitis, Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases, leprosy, Male, Middle Aged, Tears},
  author = {Wepman B and Baum J L},
  title = {Ocular findings in Bell's palsy.},
  abstract = {<p>Thirty-three patients with Bell's palsy underwent ophthalmic examination, including Schirmer testing, corneal sensitivity measurement, and electromyography. Sixteen patients returned for follow-up after one year. Sixty-one percent of the patients initially showed punctate fluorescein staining of the inferior cornea. Electromyographic studies demonstrate a high correlation between orbicularis function and the presence of corneal epithelial staining. Our results demonstrate a high frequency of minor corneal involvement in the acute phase of Bell's palsy. Healing of the epithelial defects follows improvement in orbicularis function.</p>},
  year = {1979},
  journal = {Ophthalmology},
  volume = {86},
  pages = {1943-50},
  month = {1979 Nov},
  issn = {0161-6420},
  doi = {10.1016/s0161-6420(79)35325-8},
  language = {eng},
}