01386nas a2200337   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001500055653001000070653000900080653001900089653002100108653001800129653002000147653002100167653001100188653001100199653001400210653003200224653001200256653000900268653001600277653001000293100001300303700001300316245003700329300001200366490000700378520064900385022001401034       1979                            d  c1979 Nov10aAdolescent10aAdult10aAged10aConjunctivitis10aCorneal Diseases10aCorneal Ulcer10aEyelid Diseases10aFacial Paralysis10aFemale10aHumans10aKeratitis10aLacrimal Apparatus Diseases10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aTears1 aWepman B1 aBaum J L00aOcular findings in Bell's palsy.  a1943-500 v863 a<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>  a0161-6420