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John C Bladen1, Mariya Moosajee, Romesh Angunawela
1Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, United Kingdom. john_bladen@hotmail.com
Abstract:
Internal ophthalmoplegia causing pupillary dilatation and loss of accommodation following damage to the ciliary ganglion is a rare complication of strabismus surgery. Here we report a case of parasympathetic neuropraxia resulting in transient internal ophthalmoplegia after inferior oblique myectomy in a 12-year-old girl. Short-term symptomatic relief was achieved with 1% pilocarpine. Normal visual function returned over several months.
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