Treatment of Acquired Nystagmus with Botulinum A Toxin

Treatment of Acquired Nystagmus with Botulinum A Toxin

We injected botulinum A toxin into the retrobulbar space of one eye each in two patients who had acquired nystagmus with oscillopsia and decreased vision. After injection of 25 units of botulinum A toxin, visual acuity improved from 20/80 to 20/30 in one patient, and both patients were able to read...

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Veröffentlicht in:American journal of ophthalmology 1988-11, Vol.106 (5), p.584-586
Hauptverfasser: Helveston, Eugene M., Pogrebniak, Alexander E.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Biological and medical sciences
Botulinum Toxins - therapeutic use
Cerebral Infarction - complications
Eye
Female
Humans
Injections
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Nystagmus, Pathologic - complications
Nystagmus, Pathologic - drug therapy
Nystagmus, Pathologic - physiopathology
Oculomotor disorders
Ophthalmology
Recurrence
Vision, Ocular - drug effects
Visual Acuity
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Zusammenfassung:We injected botulinum A toxin into the retrobulbar space of one eye each in two patients who had acquired nystagmus with oscillopsia and decreased vision. After injection of 25 units of botulinum A toxin, visual acuity improved from 20/80 to 20/30 in one patient, and both patients were able to read and watch television. Improved vision lasted from five to 13 weeks. No adverse side effects were observed after a total of five injections in each patient.
ISSN:0002-9394
1879-1891
DOI:10.1016/0002-9394(88)90590-9