Paralysis of the orbicularis oculi muscle, due to a facial nerve injury, may lead to a severe corneal damage up to the sight impairment. The most amazing and challenging goal of surgical techniques for the eyelid reanimation is to achieve a spontaneous, simultaneous bilateral eyeblink. An implantable device could allow it, by detecting the onset of the electrical activity of the healthy orbicularis oculi muscle and triggering the stimulation of the paralyzed muscle.
Contralaterally triggered eyeblink for the paralyzed eyelid: stimulation pattern and tricks / A. Frigerio; S. Brenna; G. Colletti; F. Biglioli; E. Marcelli; L. Cercenelli; P. Cavallari. - (2011), pp. 013.sn-013.sn. (Intervento presentato al convegno 16th IFESS Annual Conference tenutosi a São Paulo (Brazil) nel 8-11/09/2011).
Contralaterally triggered eyeblink for the paralyzed eyelid: stimulation pattern and tricks
MARCELLI, EMANUELA;CERCENELLI, LAURA;
2011
Abstract
Paralysis of the orbicularis oculi muscle, due to a facial nerve injury, may lead to a severe corneal damage up to the sight impairment. The most amazing and challenging goal of surgical techniques for the eyelid reanimation is to achieve a spontaneous, simultaneous bilateral eyeblink. An implantable device could allow it, by detecting the onset of the electrical activity of the healthy orbicularis oculi muscle and triggering the stimulation of the paralyzed muscle.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
