J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.
1993 Jun;34(6):565-569.
Congenital Double Elevator Palsy in Two Brothers
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- 1Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- Double elevator palsy (DEP) is an unusual anomaly of ocular motility in which both elevator muscles of the same eye are weak with a resultant inability or reduced ability to elevate the eye and hypotropia. This anomaly is occured congenitally, but occasionally occured as an acquired form. Congenital DEP, which is main cause of the monocular elevation paralysis, is characterized by the progressive deterioration and the absence of diplopia. The etiology is obscure, but is thought to be supranuclear lesion. We observed DEP of the same side of eyes in two patients who were brothers. The limitation of elevation and hypotropia were improved after Knapp's transposition procedure or Jensen's procedure.
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