title: Delayed internal ophthalmoplegia and amblyopia following chickenpox.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Chickenpox can be responsible for various ophthalmologic complications [4].
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  An internal ophthalmoplegia could be observed in this context and is responsible for a fixed pupil [2]. This complication is extremely rare and seems to occur mainly in young children during the two weeks following cutaneous eruption. We report an atypical observation of internal ophthalmoplegia due to chickenpox that occurs with a particularly prolonged interval.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We would like to emphasize the consequences of the paralysis of accommodation associated with this tonic pupil on visual acuity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, 20, Rue Leblanc, 75015, Paris, France. Christophe.Orssaud@hop.egp.ap-hop-paris.fr
authors.forename: Christophe
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Orssaud
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Roche
authors.forename: Hussein
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: El Dirani
authors.forename: Jean Louis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Dufier
mesh_terms: D000550:Amblyopia / Q000821:virology*; D002644:Chickenpox / Q000150:complications*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009886:Ophthalmoplegia / Q000821:virology*