Purpose To report four cases of cranial nerve palsy, which presented to the ophthalmologist as the only or one of the earliest manifestations of prostatic carcinoma. This is an infrequent complication ...

Dear Dr. Donohue: I am having double vision. My eye doctor said I have third-nerve palsy. Have you ever heard of third-nerve palsy? How long does it last? _ H.H. Dear H.H.: The nerve implicated here ...

When assessing a patient with acute-onset diplopia, it is important to evaluate three ocular structures: the lids, the pupil, and the extraocular muscles. Diplopia accompanied by unilateral ptosis ...

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 ...

This patient presented with an inability to elevate the left eye on adduction, the characteristic finding of Brown syndrome. In this syndrome, structural abnormalities involving the superior oblique ...

Both neurosyphilis and diplopia are widely known medical terms. Nevertheless, low clinical awareness by the physician and the often-overlooked presentation of diplopia, make the combination of ...

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 ...

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 ...