Control of intermittent esotropia by head shaking.
Head shaking is a rare phenomenon that refers to repetitive, low-amplitude rhythmic oscillations of the head around the cervical axis. In otherwise neurologically normal children with concomitant ophthalmic disease, head shaking (and/or nodding, ie, vertical oscillations) can be an associated finding or a compensatory mechanism to improve visual acuity.(1) Head shaking as a compensatory mechanism to maintain ocular alignment in intermittent esotropia is the subject of this case report.
Khan
Arif O
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King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. emailarif.khan@mssm.edu <emailarif.khan@mssm.edu>
D002675:Child, Preschool; D004948:Esotropia / Q000628:therapy*; D019416:Head Movements; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014792:Visual Acuity