The differential diagnosis of mydriasis that is greater in bright light includes third nerve palsy, Adie's pupil, traumatic mydriasis, and pharmacologic mydriasis. In this case, third nerve palsy was ...

Why has this otherwise healthy 37-year-old been seeing double for the past year, and what caused his left eyelid to droop? That's the diagnostic challenge described by Newman Cheng, MBBS, of the ...

DISTURBANCES of eye movements frequently confront the physician with puzzling diagnostic problems. First of all, the examiner must determine whether the abnormal function of eye muscles is the result ...

Sixth nerve palsy, also known as abducens nerve palsy, is a disorder that affects eye movement. It’s caused by damage to the sixth cranial nerve or obstruction anywhere along its path from the ...

Dear Doctors: I had an episode where it felt like my left eye went out of alignment and I couldn’t focus. A brain scan was clear, but the doctor said it’s cranial nerve palsy. He says it’s from a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A 78-year-old woman with a medical history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diet-controlled type 2 diabetes, ...

MONT TREMBLANT, Canada — Observation of abnormal pupil movements can help diagnose the aberrant nerve regeneration that causes misdirection syndromes, said Randy H. Kardon, MD, PhD. Learning the pupil ...

Sixth nerve palsy is a nerve disorder. When your sixth nerve isn't working properly, it causes problems with the movement of your eye. Sixth nerve palsy is also known as lateral rectus palsy. Palsy is ...