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October 2024 TWO PERSPECTIVES ON THE MANAGEMENT OF LARGE ANGLE EXOTOROPIASCase Report: Bilateral Sixth Nerve PalsyFeaturing: Nicholas J. Volpe, MD
A young man presented to Nicholas J. Volpe, MD, 12 months after being injured in a skiing accident with a fractured sphenoid bone, complete bilateral sixth nerve palsy and a large angle esotropia.
Dr. Volpe explains his treatment course> CASE REPORT: EYE MUSCLE SURGERY FOR SEVERE EXOTROPIAAnne M. Langguth, MD, assistant professor of Ophthalmology at Northwestern Medicine, shares the case of a patient in his 20s with severe exotropia. Despite three previous eye muscle surgeries performed at other institutions, the patient continued to face challenges in maintaining eye contact, a consequence of persistent misalignment. Dr. Langguth discusses how an additional surgery at Northwestern Medicine successfully addressed the extensive scar tissue and markedly improved the patient’s eye alignment.
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Nicholas J. Volpe, MD, the George W. and Edwina S. Tarry Professor of Ophthalmology and Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology at Northwestern Medicine
Anne M. Langguth, MD, assistant professor of Ophthalmology at Northwestern Medicine
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