Herpes zoster ophthalmicus with acute retrobulbar optic neuritis and abducens nerve palsy: a case report

Abstract Herpes zoster Ophthalmicus (HZO) affecting the ophthalmic division (V1) of the trigeminal nerve. HZO may cause extraocular muscle palsies, with the third nerve being the most commonly affected and the fourth nerve the least. The combined involvement of the optic nerve and isolated paralysis...

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Main Authors: Farshad Afshar, Mohammad Sadegh Khalilian, Mohsen Pourazizi, Mohammad Amin Najafi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-01-01
Series:BMC Ophthalmology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12886-025-03870-x
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