| Acute-Onset Vertical Strabismus in Adults. |
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Yun Ha Lee, Ji Eob Kim, Sang Hoon Rah |
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Department of Ophthalmology, Wonju Severance Christion Hospital, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea. shrah@yonsei.ac.kr |
| 성인에서의 급성 수직사시의 임상적 특징 |
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이윤하⋅김지업⋅라상훈 |
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Department of Ophthalmology, Wonju Severance Christion Hospital, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea |
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| Abstract |
PURPOSE
To define the clinical characteristics of acute vertical strabismus in adults strabismus without known ocular and cranial external factors. METHODS: We performed a retrospective study of 72 adult patients who developed acute vertical strabismus without known ocular and cranial external factors such as trauma or operation and were followed up for at least 6 months. RESULTS: Undetermined cause (n = 41, 57%) was the most common etiology of acute vertical strabismus, followed by fourth cranial nerve palsy (n = 15, 20.8%), myasthenia gravis (n = 7, 9.7%), third cranial nerve palsy (n = 6, 8.3%), brain tumor (n = 2, 2.7%), and carotid-cavernous fistula (n = 1, 1.3%). The average vertical deviation at primary position was 7.2 prism diopter at initial visit. Thirty-eight (62.3%) patients recovered to orthophoria and 13 (21.3%) patients showed decreased level of diplopia. The average recovery period was 2.9 months. Ten cases remained as strabismus and 5 underwent surgery upon patient's request. CONCLUSIONS: Unknown cause was the most common diagonosis of adult acute vertical strabismus without known ocular and cranial external factors. In the present study, 62.3% of patients recovered to orthophoria and 83.6% recovered without surgical procedures. |
| Key Words:
Acute diplopia;Vertical diplopia;Vertical strabismus |
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