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ArticleBMC ophthalmology2025

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

Farshad Afshar, Mohammad Sadegh Khalilian, Mohsen Pourazizi, Mohammad Amin Najafi

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Article in BMC ophthalmology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Farshad AfsharIsfahan Eye Research Center, Department of Ophthalmology, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Mohammad Sadegh KhalilianIsfahan Eye Research Center, Department of Ophthalmology, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. m.khalilian74@gmail.com.
Mohsen PouraziziIsfahan Eye Research Center, Department of Ophthalmology, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Mohammad Amin NajafiIsfahan Neurosciences Research Center, Alzahra Research Institute, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.

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6 · The paper itself

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 of the eye muscle is very rare, with only limited case reports documenting this complication of ocular herpes zoster. This case report also describes a case of optic nerve involvement with 6th nerve palsy, which was treated with corticosteroid and valacyclovir.

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Abducens Nerve DiseasesEye Infections, ViralHerpes Zoster OphthalmicusOptic NeuritisAcute DiseaseAcyclovirAntiviral AgentsFemaleGlucocorticoidsHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleValacyclovirAcyclovirAntiviral AgentsGlucocorticoidsValacyclovirAbducens nerve palsyAcute retrobulbar optic neuritis (ON)Herpes zosterHerpes zoster Ophthalmicus (HZO)OphthalmoplegiaSixth cranial nerve palsy

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PMID39825304
PMCPMC11740321

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