Persistent accommodative spasm nine years after head trauma

J Clin Neuroophthalmol. 1987 Sep;7(3):129-34.

Abstract

Spasm of the near reflex is most often seen on a functional basis in young adults with underlying emotional problems. In particular, when convergence spasm is associated with miosis on attempted lateral gaze, a functional basis for the disorder should be suspected. Patients who experience spasm of the near reflex following trauma commonly follow a benign course with spontaneous resolution of their ocular complaints within 1-2 years. Accommodative spasm, manifested by pseudomyopia, or spasm of convergence, alone, or in combination with miosis, may be found as isolated signs of spasm of the near reflex. We report a patient who continues to demonstrate accommodative spasm 9 years after a motor vehicle accident.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Accommodation, Ocular*
  • Adult
  • Brain Injuries / complications*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Myopia / etiology*
  • Spasm / etiology
  • Visual Acuity