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1
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A vision condition in which a person can not align both eyes simultaneously under normal conditions, can be one or both eyes, an eye turn can be constant or intermittent

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Strabismus

2
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What do you need to look at to tell if its adult or child strabismus

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Congenital
Accommodative eET 
Abnormal visual development 
Neurological 
-onset
-head trauma
-perinatal Hx
-other neuro signs
-Old photo
-hear tilt
3
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Types of neurological strabismus

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  • CN palsies
  • neuro diseases: MG, botulism
  • posterior fossa tumors or malformations
  • raised ICP
4
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Sypmtoms of neuro strabismus

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Double vision
Blurry vision
Reduced peripheral vision 
Headaches 
Dizziness
5
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CN3 innervates

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SR
MR
IR
IO
Superior palpebral lavatory muscle (Ptosis)
Edinger Westphal nucleus (dilated pupil, no accommodative response if problem)
-eye down and out if problem

6
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Etiology in children for CN3 palsy

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Congenital
Vascular
Primary tumor
Metastatic tumor

7
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Young adults etiology of CN3 palsy

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Demyelination
Vascular
Tumor

8
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Older adults etiology of CN3 palsy

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Vascular

Tumor

9
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Vascular CN3 palsy

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Diabetes
HTN
Pupil sparing

10
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More vascular related CN3 palsy

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Eye down and out with pupil sparing

11
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Tumor or IC aneurysm CN3 palsy

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Eye down and out with pupil dilated

12
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Most common vessels involved in CN3 palsy with vascular involvement

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Posterior communicating artery

-ICA and basilar also could be a problem

13
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Acute CN3 palsy with vascular involvement

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Risk of rupture, subarachnoid hemorrhage (pain_)

14
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Tumor CN3 palsy primary tumors

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Neuromas and schwanomas

-tumors adjacent to the nerve: pituitary, sphenoid wing menagioma

15
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Trauma and CN3 palsy

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Severe blows to head with skull fracture and or loss of consciousness

16
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Migraine CN3 palsy

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Ophthalmoplegic migraine, form a recurrent demyelination neuropathy
Children and young adults

17
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Inflammatory CN3 palsy

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MS

18
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Infectious CN3 palsy

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Meningitis

Viral

19
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Test to evaluate for CN3 palsy

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case Hx 
External observation 
VA
CT
EOMs
Pupil testing 
NPC
Accommodative testing 
Hess Lancaster test
20
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CN4 palsies innervation

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Superior oblique

  • eye is up and in
  • right head tilt for a left SO palsy (opposite side of palsy
21
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How does a patient tilt their head in a CN4 palsy

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In the opposite direction of the palsy

Right head tilt= left superior oblique palsy

22
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Longest intracranial pathway

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Cranial nerve 4

23
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How does the CN4 run

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Crosses in back of the brain stem, partially encircling the midbrain, decussates after midbrain

24
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Where is CN4 nucleus close to

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Near descending sympathetic fibers

25
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CN4 palsy and horners

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Ipsilateral pre-ganglionic Horners sysndrome

-triad: miosis, ptosis, anhidrosis

26
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Congenital CN4 palsy

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Abnormal development of CN4 nuclear OR

Abnormal developments f peripheral nerve or tendon

27
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Most common cause of acquires isolated CN4 palsy

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1; idiopathic

  1. Head trauma (loss of consciousness)
    - micorvasculopathy
28
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These CN4 palsy things can affect other cranial nerve palsies

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Tumor
Aneurysm
MS
Iatrogenic injury

29
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Test to evaluate for CN4 palsy

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\case Hx 
External observation 
CT
EOMs 
Pupil testing 
Parks 3 
NPC
Hess-Lancaster
30
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What does the CN 6 innervate (abducens nerve)

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Lateral rectus

31
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What does the the eye do in a CN6 palsy

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Eye turns in (eso)

32
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Compensation of a CN6 palsy

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Head turn towards affected eye

-LRL, left head turn

33
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Pathway for CN 6

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Longest external course through cranium

34
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What is the longest external course through cranium

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CN6

35
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What is CNS6 susceptible to

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Injury 
Increased ICP 
Mastoid infection
Skull fracture 
Tumors
36
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Lesions of nerve root, nucleus, causes of CN6

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Ipsilateral paresis of lateral rectus
Convergent strabismus increasing in temporal gaze
Lateral diplopia
-ipsilateral paresis or paralysis of facial muscles for neuclues lesions (CN7 root encircles CN 6 nucleus)

37
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Most commonly affected oculomotor nerve in adults

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CN6

38
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Second most common affected oculomotor nerve in children

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CN6

39
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What is the most common affected oculomotor nerve in children

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CN4

40
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Etiology of CN6 palsy

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Trauma 
Aneurysm 
Ischemic 
Idiopathic 
Demyelination 
Neoplasm 
Inflamamtgory 
Meningitis
41
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What nerve is most affected from trauma

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CN4

42
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Test to evaluate CN6 palsy

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Case Hx 
External observation 
VA
CT 
EOMs 
Hess Lancaster
43
Q

Cavernous sinus nerves that can be disrupted

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CN3, 4, 5(V1 and V2), 6, or horners syndrome

44
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If damage to cavernous sinus, what happens to the optic nerve

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Nothing

45
Q

Causes of cavernous sinus problems causing multiple CN to be affected

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neoplasms, carotid cavernous fistula, aneurysm, fungal infection, inflammation, tolosa-hunt

46
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Orbital apex syndrome

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CN3, 4, 5(V1), 6, or horners syndrome
Optic nerve affected
Caused by neoplasms, fungal infection, inflammation

47
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Medial rectus palsy

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Exo deviation, greater at near

  • Duane’s retraction syndrome
  • uni/bilateral: inter nuclear ophthalmapolegia
48
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Inferior rectus palsy

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Hyper and exo deviation

-MG, thyroid eye disease, blow out fracture

49
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Superior rectus palsy

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Bilateral, in V exo pattern

-trauma blow out fracture, thyroid eye disease

50
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Inferior oblique palsy

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Eso pattern

-browns syndrome

51
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Superior rectus and inferior oblique of same eye are affected

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Double elevator palsy

52
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What is usually present in double elevator palsy

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Bells phenomenon

-eyes move up when eyelids are closed normally

53
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Etiology of double elevator palsy

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Congenital origin

Supra nuclear defect

54
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Differential diagnosis of double elevator palsy with positive forced duction test

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Blowout fracture 
Thyroid eye disease 
Browns sysndrome 
Congenital fibrosis of the inferior rectus muscle 
General fibrosis syndrome 

-resitant to move, so it cant be double elevator palsy

55
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Another name for double depressor palsy

A

Monocular depresssion defieicney

56
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Inferior rectus and superior oblique of same eye are affected, no depression in abduction or adduction

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Double depressor palsy

57
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Head tilt in double depressor palsy

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Tilted down (Chin depressed) to compensate for hypertrophic eye

58
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Suprneuclear

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Cortical control, BG, SC, thalamus, VA, cerebellum

59
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Nuclear

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Brain stem, ocular motor cranial nerve nuclei

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Infranuclear

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Ocular motor nerves and EOMs

61
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Congenital neurogenic palsies causes

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Congenital hypoplasia or absence of nucleus, CN III and VI nerve palsies

62
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Traumatic causes of neurogenic causes

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Head injury

63
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Causes of neurogenic palsies

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Congenital 
Traumatic 
Inflamamtory 
Neoplasticism 
Ischemic 
Toxic 
Demyelination disease 
Idiopathic
64
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What is a neurogenic palsy

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Anything that affects the supraneuclear, nuclear, and infranuclear

65
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Lesions above the level of ocular motor nerve nuclei that presents with gaze palsies, tonic gaze deviation, saccadic and smooth pursuit disorders, vergences abnormalities, nystagmus, ocular oscillations

A

Supranuclear neurogenic palsy

66
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Lesion of the medial longitudinal fasciculus

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Internuclear palsy

-accompanied by ophthalmoplegia

67
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What is an internuclear palsy caused by

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MS in younger patients

Vascular in elderly patients

68
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Presentation of nuclear palsy

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-unilateral CN III with bilateral ptosis
-unilateral CN III with contralteral superior rectus underaction
-isolated EOM palsy of inferior rectus, inferiror oblique, or medial rectus
-Browns sysndrome
Bilateral CN III with spared elevator function

69
Q

What nerve is affected in and MLF palsy

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Medial rectus

70
Q

Our you see some of the CNIII muscles affected but not all,

A

You are thinking a nuclear problem

71
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Affects CN III, IV, and VI

A

Infranuclear palsies

72
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CN III palsy

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Central, sparing pupil or peripheral with pupil convolemtn

73
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If there is pupil sparing in CN III palsy

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Cause if vascular

74
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If the the pupil is involved in the CN III palsy

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Cause is likely an aneurysm

75
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New onset of diplopia

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Do case history, very important to know if it is an emergency

76
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How to determine the cause of the strabismus

A

Determine the etiology
Treat the underlying primary condition
If suspect aneurysm or neoplasm, emergency, seek immediate care

77
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Aneurysm suspected in strabismus

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Order an angography and MRA

78
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If you suspect a neoplasm in strabismus

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MRI or CT scan

79
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Ischemic etiology

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Older than 40
Sudden onset
HTN, diabetes, smoking
Order blood work

80
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Prognosis of ischemic causing strabismus

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Resolves on its own within 3 months

81
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Treatment for ischemic strabismus

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Systemic factors (HTN, diabetes)

82
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Rxing glasses in strabismus

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  • Improvement of VA can result in improved control of an otherwise uncontrolled deviation
  • introduced prism to correct small deviations
83
Q

What kind of prism can be RXed for someone with strabismus

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Fresnel press on prism. For short term treatment of diplopia, but can also be used long term
-place over none dominant eye

84
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Occlusion in strabismus

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Monocular occlusion as a short term treatment for diplopia

  • good option if expect temporary condition that will resolve or prior to surgical correction
  • ful time occlusion is poorly tolerated by patients
  • not a god long term treatment, unless part-time occlusion during tasks that create diplopia (ex reading)
85
Q

What is the best prism for long term treatment

A

Ground in

Fresnel is not cosmetically appealing, so only used for short term

86
Q

Common treatment for acute paralytic strabismus due to unilateral CN6 palsy

A

Botulinum neurotoxin

87
Q

Neurotoxic protein that prevents the release of NT Ach from axon endings at the NMJ, resulting in paralysis

A

Botulinum neurotoxin

88
Q

Dosage of botulinum neurotoxin

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1.25-5 units into a muscle (injection)

Need repeated procedures

89
Q

Side effects of Botox

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Soreness at injection site
Weakness int he muscles that were injected
Muscle soreness that affects whole body
Difficult swallowing
A red rash that lasts several days after the injections

90
Q

Surgery for strabismus

A

Eye muscle surgery for long term treatment
May also need glasses after surgery
Meant to weaken, strengthen, or change the vector of force for a given muscle, based on the strabismus

91
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Risks of surgery for strabismus

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Mild discomfort following strabismus surgery
Continued strabismus
Endophthalmitis
Ocular ischemia