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Review
. 2003 Aug;64(8):464-7.
doi: 10.12968/hosp.2003.64.8.2260.

Botulinum toxin and the eye

Ian B Marsh  1
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Review

Botulinum toxin and the eye

Ian B Marsh. Hosp Med. 2003 Aug.

Abstract

Botulinum toxin in ophthalmology is used to reduce the function of the eyelid muscles in spasms or therapeutically. Therapeutic and diagnostic use in strabismus is also discussed, along with the controversial treatment of nystagmus.

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