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Revista Cubana de Oftalmología
On-line version ISSN 1561-3070
Abstract
MENDEZ SANCHEZ, Teresita de J; NARANJO FERNANDEZ, Rosa M; ESTEVEZ MIRANDA, Yaimir and GONZALEZ BLANCO, Yaniledy. Convergence pals. Rev Cubana Oftalmol [online]. 2010, vol.23, suppl.1, pp. 654-658. ISSN 1561-3070.
The convergence paralysis is characterized by impossible convergence in the near sight, with crossed horizontal diplopia at one meter distance and normal adduction. The convergence paralysis is a condition different from the inadequate convergence and usually secondary to intracranial lesion. A 12-years old patient went to the hospital because he had suffered horizontal diplopia in near sight (± 1 meter) for 3 months, migraine, watering and photophobia. The definitive diagnosis was convergence paralysis. In the neurological studies, the low placing of the tonsils of cerebellum was the only finding. The etiology of this disorder is not determined yet; although there is some history of head trauma to which the family did not pay enough attention.
Keywords : Convergence paralysis; horizontal diplopia; pediatric ophthalmology; neurology.