Heimann-Bielschowsky phenomenon and hypotropic DVD in case of monocular vision loss: a case report
Abstract Background The Heimann-Bielschowsky phenomenon (HBP) is an underrecognized condition characterized by slow, pendular, vertical oscillations of the eye accompanying monocular vision loss. Hypotropic dissociated vertical deviation (DVD) is another rare condition induced by asymmetric visual i...
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| description | Abstract Background The Heimann-Bielschowsky phenomenon (HBP) is an underrecognized condition characterized by slow, pendular, vertical oscillations of the eye accompanying monocular vision loss. Hypotropic dissociated vertical deviation (DVD) is another rare condition induced by asymmetric visual input. This report documents a rare case of HBP with hypotropic DVD. Case presentation This report describes a case of a 58-year-old woman with HBP and hypotropic DVD, having suffered monocular vision loss in the left eye due to blunt trauma at the age of 10. Preoperatively, she was orthophoric at near fixation and demonstrated an intermittent, slow hypotropia of the left eye upon distance fixation that never rose above the midline. She underwent a 7 mm recession of the inferior rectus muscle in the left eye. After surgery, intermittent, downward drifts became constant vertical oscillations at both distance and near fixation. Conclusions This case describes the clinical manifestation of an eye movement disorder related to prolonged monocular vision loss. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7ae55cb217124389b4e04b913eacf9f92022-12-22T00:05:04ZengBMCBMC Ophthalmology1471-24152020-06-012011410.1186/s12886-020-01502-0Heimann-Bielschowsky phenomenon and hypotropic DVD in case of monocular vision loss: a case reportHyung Jun Choi0Bo Young Chun1Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National UniversityDepartment of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National UniversityAbstract Background The Heimann-Bielschowsky phenomenon (HBP) is an underrecognized condition characterized by slow, pendular, vertical oscillations of the eye accompanying monocular vision loss. Hypotropic dissociated vertical deviation (DVD) is another rare condition induced by asymmetric visual input. This report documents a rare case of HBP with hypotropic DVD. Case presentation This report describes a case of a 58-year-old woman with HBP and hypotropic DVD, having suffered monocular vision loss in the left eye due to blunt trauma at the age of 10. Preoperatively, she was orthophoric at near fixation and demonstrated an intermittent, slow hypotropia of the left eye upon distance fixation that never rose above the midline. She underwent a 7 mm recession of the inferior rectus muscle in the left eye. After surgery, intermittent, downward drifts became constant vertical oscillations at both distance and near fixation. Conclusions This case describes the clinical manifestation of an eye movement disorder related to prolonged monocular vision loss.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12886-020-01502-0Heimann-Bielschowsky phenomenonHypotropic DVDMonocular vision lossCase report |
| spellingShingle | Hyung Jun Choi Bo Young Chun Heimann-Bielschowsky phenomenon and hypotropic DVD in case of monocular vision loss: a case report BMC Ophthalmology Heimann-Bielschowsky phenomenon Hypotropic DVD Monocular vision loss Case report |
| title | Heimann-Bielschowsky phenomenon and hypotropic DVD in case of monocular vision loss: a case report |
| title_full | Heimann-Bielschowsky phenomenon and hypotropic DVD in case of monocular vision loss: a case report |
| title_fullStr | Heimann-Bielschowsky phenomenon and hypotropic DVD in case of monocular vision loss: a case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Heimann-Bielschowsky phenomenon and hypotropic DVD in case of monocular vision loss: a case report |
| title_short | Heimann-Bielschowsky phenomenon and hypotropic DVD in case of monocular vision loss: a case report |
| title_sort | heimann bielschowsky phenomenon and hypotropic dvd in case of monocular vision loss a case report |
| topic | Heimann-Bielschowsky phenomenon Hypotropic DVD Monocular vision loss Case report |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12886-020-01502-0 |
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