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The Symptoms and Surgical Treatment of Blepharospasm Originating from the Upper Eyelid Kei Tezuka 1 1Department of Plastic Reconstructive Surgery, Matsuyama-Shimin Hospital pp.357-370
Published Date 2026/4/10
DOI https://doi.org/10.18916/keisei.2026040007
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 The fibrous tissue between the levator aponeurosis and the tarsal plate is fragile and deteriorates over time. This deterioration increases the mechanical load on the superior tarsal muscle (Müller muscle) and enhances the proprioceptive sensation from the mechanoreceptors of this muscle. As a result, sympathetic efferent signals contract and strengthen the Müller muscle, preventing blepharoptosis. However, strong stretching of the Müller muscleʼs mechanoreceptors can sometimes cause blepharospasm. Patients with mild-to-moderate blepharospasm feel heaviness in their upper eyelids, but there is no visible movement. Complaints vary widely and include dry eyes, eye pain, headaches, glare, stiff shoulders, sleep disorders, and sympathetic dysfunction. Patients with severe blepharospasm experience not only eyelid opening but also eyelid closing movements. Blepharospasm can be treated by detaching the Müller muscle from the eyelid root, cutting the fibers from the Müller muscle to the corner of the eye, and fixing the tendon of the levator muscle. Blepharospasm surgery often resolves a variety of symptoms.


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