The patient in the picture received an injection of Botox. Which muscles were targeted?

Thursday, September 18, 2008

frontalis + orbicularis
corrugators + procerus
orbicularis + procerus
corrugators + nasalis

Correct Answer: corrugators + procerus

This patient had her glabellar region injected, which includes the corrugator supercilii and the procerus. Contraction of the frontalis creates horizontal forehead wrinkles. Contraction of the orbicularis creates crow’s feet and contraction of the nasalis creates ‘bunny lines’ around the nose.

All of the conditions below are associated with keratoconjunctivitis sicca except:
1. Vitamin A deficiency
2. Rheumatoid arthritis
3. Diabetes mellitus
4. Lupus erythematosus
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A 45 y.o. female comes to the office with a chief complaint of tearing ou and foreign body sensation. Of note are small superficial punctate epitheliopathy diffusely over the central cornea. Her tear film is scanty ou. One would expect her Schirmer’s test
1. >15mm with anesthetic
2. < 10mm="" with="" />
3. >20mm without anesthetic
4. <5mm without="">
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The glaucoma medications associated with decreased conjunctival goblet cell density are:
1. Prostaglandin analogs
2. Selective beta blockers
3. Non-selective beta blockers
4. Alpha agonists
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Causes of aqueous tear deficiency include all of the following except:
1. Riley-Day Syndrome
2. Anhidrotic Ectodermal Dysplasia
3. Shy-Drager Syndrome
4. Fraser Syndrome
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The correct order for the layers of the upper eyelid from anterior to posterior is:
1. skin, orbicularis, levator aponeurosis, septum, mullers muscle, fat, conjunctiva
2. skin, septum, orbicularis, levator aponeurosis, mullers muscle, conjunctiva, fat
3. skin, fat, orbicularis, septum, levator aponeurosis, mullers muscle, conjunctiva
4. skin, orbicularis, septum, fat, levator aponeurosis, mullers
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The patient in the picture received an injection of Botox. Which muscles were targeted?

Correct Answer: corrugators + procerus

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All of the conditions below are associated with keratoconjunctivitis sicca except:

A 45 y.o. female comes to the office with a chief complaint of tearing ou and foreign body sensation. Of note are small superficial punctate epitheliopathy diffusely over the central cornea. Her tear film is scanty ou. One would expect her Schirmer’s test

The glaucoma medications associated with decreased conjunctival goblet cell density are:

Causes of aqueous tear deficiency include all of the following except:

The correct order for the layers of the upper eyelid from anterior to posterior is:

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