Facial nerve injury during external dacryocystorhinostomy.
Vagefi MR, Winn BJ, Lin CC, Sires BS, LauKaitis SJ, Anderson RL, McCann JD.
Vagefi MR, et al.
Ophthalmology. 2009 Mar;116(3):585-90. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2008.09.050. Epub 2008 Dec 16.
Ophthalmology. 2009.
PMID: 19091406
OBJECTIVE: To describe weakness of the orbicularis oculi muscle after external dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) and propose an anatomic explanation for the complication. ...CONCLUSIONS: Damage to peripheral fibers of the zygomatic and buccal branches of the …
OBJECTIVE: To describe weakness of the orbicularis oculi muscle after external dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) and p …