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THE NYSTAGMUS BLOCKAGE SYNDROME
Author(s) -
Noorden Gunter K.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
australian journal of opthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.3
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1442-9071
pISSN - 0310-1177
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-9071.1979.tb01459.x
Subject(s) - esotropia , nystagmus , medicine , ophthalmology , strabismus , audiology
Summary Nystagmus blocking syndrome is a form of infantile esotropia with characteristic features that include head turn, nystagmus on abduction of either eye. and frequent amblyopia. It has to be differenciated from crossed fixation or a true abduceans paralysis. It may explain recurrent esotropia after repeated surgery. The treatment is surgical, but the results of surgery are less predictable than with ordinary types of esotropia.