Squint (paralytic)
The features of a paralytic squint include:
- usually acquired
- diplopia is present
- diplopia is maximal when attempting to look in the direction requiring the action of the weak muscle
- the image from the paralysed eye is always peripheral to the image from the normal eye
- the angle between the longitudinal axies of the eyes varies during testing of eye movements
A paralytic squint is caused by damage to extraocular muscles or their innervation.
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