American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 142, Issue 1 , Pages 82-87.e8 , July 2006

The Evaluation of Light Sensitivity in Benign Essential Blepharospasm

  • Wesley H. Adams, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
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  • Kathleen B. Digre, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
    • Department of Neurology, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
    • ,
  • Bhupendra C.K. Patel, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
    • ,
  • Richard L. Anderson, MD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Facial Appearances, Salt Lake City, Utah
    • ,
  • Judith E.A. Warner, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
    • Department of Neurology, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
    • ,
  • Bradley J. Katz, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
    • Department of Neurology, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
    • Corresponding Author InformationInquiries to Bradley J. Katz, MD, PhD, John A. Moran Eye Center, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, 75 North Medical Dr, Salt Lake City, UT 84132;

,Accepted 3 February 2006.

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 Supplemental Material available at AJO.com.Supported by National Institutes of Health grant T35 HL07744 (W.H.A.); a grant from the Benign Essential Blepharospasm Research Foundation, Beaumont, Texas (K.B.D., B.J.K.); NIH K23 RR16427 (B.J.K.) and an unrestricted grant to the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences from Research to Prevent Blindness, Inc, New York, New York.We thank Stephen C. Alder, PhD, of the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, for his assistance with statistical analysis of the data.

PII: S0002-9394(06)00263-7

doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2006.02.020

American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 142, Issue 1 , Pages 82-87.e8 , July 2006

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