TECHNIQUE FOR LAGOPHTHALMOS SURGERY Russian patent published in 2017 - IPC A61K31/00 A61K9/08 A61P27/02 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: to eliminate the paralytic lagophthalmus, a preparation of botulinum toxin (botulinum toxin) type A is used, which is used as "Disport" in the amount of 20-45 ED or "Botox" or "Lantox" or "Xiamin" in the amount of 8-18 ED. The dose of the selected preparation is divided into 2 equal parts and each part is administered in three equal portions along the pupillary line, medially and laterally with distance 0.5 cm. In this case, one part is injected under the upper edge of the orbit to a depth of 1.0-1.5 cm, and the other part - in the region of the upper conjunctival arch to a depth of 0.5-1.0 cm.

EFFECT: obtaining a dosed therapeutic effect depending on the severity of the paralytic lagophthalmus and the patient's gender identity, as well as the removal of asymmetry in the position of the eyebrows and overhanging of the eyelid, associated with the omission of the soft tissues of the face on the side of the lesion.

3 cl, 6 ex