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#1 Posted : 11 September 2009 14:53:00(UTC)
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Posted By Paul Durkin Hi All, No this is not about a team England managed to beat at football, but an eye condition; i.e. blepharospasm:an uncontrollable eye spasm.It is new to me but,having read something from Wikipedia,it is often misdiagnosed as either an allergy or "dry eye syndrome" I am currently awaiting advice from OH,but have any of you HEALTH guys out there had to help an individual working in an office with this condition? Is humidity a potential problem? Have you had to provide any special(dark)specs? Regards,Paul
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#2 Posted : 11 September 2009 15:12:00(UTC)
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Posted By A Campbell Paul, Might be a silly question... but dos the person wear contact lenses as this has sometimes been associated with use of vdu?
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#3 Posted : 11 September 2009 15:18:00(UTC)
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Posted By Paul Durkin No contact lenses,we have had a medical diagnoses.As stated new to me,I will visit with OH.Also contacted access to work. Regards,Paul
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#4 Posted : 11 September 2009 15:58:00(UTC)
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Posted By Chris Packham Paul I looked up dystonia in my medical dictionaries. One describes it as: "A postural disorder caused by disease of the basal ganglia in the brain. There is spasm in the muscles of the shoulder, neck and trunk. The arm is often held in a rotated position and the head is drawn back and to one side." The other largely agrees with this and goes on to state: "Dystonia may be resolved with anti-cholinergic drugs or with benzodiazapine drugs. In some cses, biofeedback training may help. Injections of botulinum toxin into the affected muscle are effective in treating some types of dystonia" In view of this, as it does not tie in with your description of the syndrome, has there been some confusion over the diagnosis? Chris
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#5 Posted : 11 September 2009 16:01:00(UTC)
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Posted By Chris Packham Paul I have also just looked up blepharospasm. My dictionary states: "Prolonged, involuntary, contraction of one of the muscles controlling the eyelids, causing them to close. It may be due to photobia, damage to the cornea, or dystonia, for which botulinum toxin is highly effective." Now I can see the link to dystonia, but the treatment seems to be the same in both cases. Chris
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#6 Posted : 11 September 2009 16:06:00(UTC)
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Posted By Paul Durkin Thanks Chris, There are a variety of types of dystonia and this one according to Wikipedia; Blepharospasm(from Greek;blepharo,eyelid and spasm,an uncontrolled muscle.Is currently having Botox treatment at a London hospital. Regards,Paul
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#7 Posted : 11 September 2009 16:16:00(UTC)
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Posted By Paul Durkin Thanks Again Chris, I also note it's rare e.g in USA 1: 20,000. So not a problem most have had to deal with, will discuss specs etc with OH. Regards,Paul
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