December 29, 2014 - Recovery of blinking function is a critical but easily overlooked outcome after facial transplantation, according to a report in the January issue of Plastic and Reconstructive ...

Face transplantation can dramatically enhance a patient's quality of life after severe facial trauma, but lack of attention to eyelid function and vision can leave patients with impaired vision, ...

UC Davis Medical Center surgeons have demonstrated that artificial muscle can restore the eyeblinking ability in patients with facial paralysis. The development that could benefit the thousands of ...

A blink of an eye seems natural and instantaneous, but is it? Without a functioning eyelid, the eye can become dry, irritated and eventually lose the ability to see clearly. Subscribe to our ...