Steroids in the Management of Synkinesis after Traumatic Oculomotor Palsy in India

ABSTRACT

Traumatic oculomotor nerve palsies may result in aberrant regeneration and synkinesis that can impair normal facial function. We retrospectively investigated 16 patients with traumatic oculomotor nerve palsies who were treated with and without steroids to evaluate the rates of aberrant regeneration. The overall rates of aberrant regeneration were similar between the two groups and in line with other published series. Some limitations to our study may limit our ability to detect real differences, and additional studies would be beneficial.

KEYWORDS:

• Aberrant regeneration
• oculomotor nerve
• steroids
• synkinesis
• trauma

Declaration of interest

The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the article.

Funding

This article was funded by Core Grant for Vision Research (NEI P30 EY001792) and Research to Prevent Blindness.

Additional information

Funding

This article was funded by Core Grant for Vision Research (NEI P30 EY001792) and Research to Prevent Blindness.