The Role of Ocular Involvement in Bell's Palsy

Ramsey Hunt syndrome is a different beast than the actual typical bell's palsy. These tend to be much more severe, facial periesis. The prognosis may be worse and treatment includes antiviral therapy typically. From an ocular involvement perspective, you can have involvement of the ophthalmic branch of the trigeminal nerve. And that can lead to some pretty advanced local ocular complications.