Optic Neuropathy following Botulinum Toxin Injection into the Medial Rectus Muscle for Diplopia

PURPOSE: To report a case of optic neuropathy (ON) following botulinum toxin A (BTA) injection into the medial rectus muscle. CASE REPORT: We describe a 37-year-old man with unilateral ON after a BTA injection into the left medial rectus for treatment of traumatic sixth nerve palsy. Oral prednisolon...

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Autores principales: Khalili, Mohammad Reza, Hosseini, Shahla, Shirvani, Mohammad, Sadati, Maryam Sadat
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PUBLISHED BY KNOWLEDGE E 2022
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9185194/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35765631
http://dx.doi.org/10.18502/jovr.v17i2.10806
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Sumario:PURPOSE: To report a case of optic neuropathy (ON) following botulinum toxin A (BTA) injection into the medial rectus muscle. CASE REPORT: We describe a 37-year-old man with unilateral ON after a BTA injection into the left medial rectus for treatment of traumatic sixth nerve palsy. Oral prednisolone was prescribed for 14 days. After two weeks, his visual acuity returned to 20/20. CONCLUSION: Botulinum toxin-induced neuropathy is a rare and vision-threatening complication of BTA. In patients with recent injection of BTA who present with visual complaints, botulinum toxin-induced neuropathy should be considered.

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