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Review
. 2016 Jul;113(7):544-9.
doi: 10.1007/s00347-016-0302-0.

[Use of botulinum toxin in strabismus]

[Article in German]
B Wabbels  1
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Review

[Use of botulinum toxin in strabismus]

[Article in German]
B Wabbels. Ophthalmologe. 2016 Jul.

Abstract

Botulinum toxin can be a useful tool for treating acute sixth nerve palsy and excessive eye deviations due to unstable Graves' disease, when surgery is not yet possible. The diagnostic injection for estimation of possible postoperative double vision also makes sense. In convergence spasms, periocular botulinum toxin injections can be a therapeutic option. Botulinum toxin is not a first line option in infantile esotropia without binocularity or in adult horizontal strabismus. Side effects include ptosis and vertical deviations.

Keywords: Convergence spasm; Cranial nerve palsy; Double vision; Graves’ disease; Strabismus.

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