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Inferior rectus muscle fibrosis following orbital trauma
Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
|June 1, 2014
Summary
Blunt orbital trauma can cause diplopia and restricted eye movement weeks later, even without fractures. Scarring (fibrosis) and adhesions involving eye muscles are the likely cause.
Area of Science:
- Ophthalmology
- Trauma Surgery
Background:
- Blunt orbital trauma is a common injury.
- Ocular motility disturbances can occur after trauma.
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