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“Practical suggestions on facial plastic surgery — how i do it” protic duct transfer in xerophthalmia
Author(s) -
Alonso William A.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1288/00005537-197712000-00018
Subject(s) - xerophthalmia , medicine , surgery , parotid duct , facial nerve , duct (anatomy) , facial paralysis , facial nerve palsy , palsy , anatomy , vitamin a deficiency , pathology , retinol , vitamin , alternative medicine
Xerophthalmia, or dry eye, is an old human affliction. Among the many causes are trachoma, surgical or traumatic destruction of the lacrimal gland, and paralysis of the greater superficial petrosal nerve after Bell's palsy or from the presence or removal of an intracranial posterior fossa tumor. The technique of parotid duct transfer is a well established effective means to rehabilitate the dry eye. A method of parotid duct transfer is described.