Treatment of gustatory hyperlacrimation (crocodile tears) with injection of botulinum toxin into the lacrimal gland

Eye

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 705-709

  Montoya, F J ^a   Riddell, C E ^a   Caesar, R ^a   Hague, S ^a  

^a OXFORD EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Botulinum toxin; Crocodile tear syndrome; Gustatory; Hyperlacrimation; Lacrimal gland

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL TEAR; BOTULINUM TOXIN A;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIPLOPIA; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRY EYE; EYE PAIN; FACIAL NERVE DISEASE; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FEMALE; GUSTATORY HYPERLACRIMATION; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LACRIMAL GLAND; LACRIMAL GLAND DISEASE; LACRIMATION; MALE; NERVE REGENERATION; PTOSIS; SCHIRMER TEST; SENSORY STIMULATION; TASTE;

EID: 0036860591     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6700230     Document Type: Article

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