Incomplete Blinking May Attribute to the Development of XXXX .

@entity1 @entity2372 @entity409 @entity3066 @entity912
PURPOSE: To investigate the relationship between @entity409 caused by cranial nerve seven (CN VII) palsy. METHODS: A prospective case series of 60 consecutive @entity1 with unilateral @entity912 was evaluated for @entity409 . According to the House-Brackmann scale, @entity1 were divided into complete or incomplete blinking group, with the incomplete group further subdivided to early, middle or late stage according to the @entity912 duration. Schirmer's I test, tear break-up time (BUT), @entity2372 , @entity3066 , ability and quality of meibum expression were evaluated. Unaffected contralateral eyes were used as control for comparison. RESULTS: A paired sample t-test between affected and unaffected eyes demonstrated a significant difference for BUT, @entity2372 , @entity3066 , ability and quality of meibum expression in the incomplete blinking group. However, only BUT showed significant difference between affected and unaffected eyes in complete blinking group. Furthermore, we showed that @entity912 duration was related to the incidence of @entity409 . Significant difference was demonstrated between the affected and unaffected eyes for @entity2372 , @entity3066 , ability and quality of meibum expression in the middle and late stage, but not early stage. CONCLUSIONS: These findings suggest that the inability to blink completely induced by @entity912 for more than one week might contribute to the development of @entity409 . Clinical optimization of blinking may ameliorate @entity409 symptom and benefit @entity912 @entity1 .
