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Case Reports
. 2009 Nov-Dec;57(6):476-7.
doi: 10.4103/0301-4738.57150.

Misinnervation in third nerve palsy: vertical synergistic divergence

Jitendra Jethani
Case Reports

Misinnervation in third nerve palsy: vertical synergistic divergence

Jitendra Jethani. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2009 Nov-Dec.
No abstract available

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
The various movements of eyes in different gazes. Note the large overacting superior obliques in both the eyes
Figure 2
Figure 2
The right hypotropia on head tilt to right and head tilt to left
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