Convergent strabismus fixus in high myopic patients

Patients with high myopia may develop a myopathy which frequently results in a sort of convergent strabismus fixus. Echographic and CT scan findings give evidence that a myopathic paralysis of the lateral rectus is supported by a slow pressure on this muscle squeezed between the lateral orbital wall...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Documenta ophthalmologica 1990-04, Vol.74 (4), p.309-320
Hauptverfasser:	BAGOLINI, B, TAMBURRELLI, C, DICKMANN, A, COLOSIMO, C
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aged Biological and medical sciences Female Humans Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Myopia - complications Myopia - diagnostic imaging Myopia - physiopathology Oculomotor Muscles - diagnostic imaging Oculomotor Muscles - physiopathology Ophthalmology Strabismus - complications Strabismus - diagnostic imaging Strabismus - physiopathology Tomography, X-Ray Computed Ultrasonography Vision disorders Visual Acuity
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Zusammenfassung:	Patients with high myopia may develop a myopathy which frequently results in a sort of convergent strabismus fixus. Echographic and CT scan findings give evidence that a myopathic paralysis of the lateral rectus is supported by a slow pressure on this muscle squeezed between the lateral orbital wall and the enlarged eyeball.
ISSN:	0012-4486 1573-2622
DOI:	10.1007/BF00145815