Dear Doctors: I had an episode where it felt like my left eye went out of alignment and I couldn’t focus. A brain scan was clear, but the doctor said it’s cranial nerve palsy. He says it’s from a ...

Q: My friend had a head injury while playing soccer. She did not lose consciousness or anything, but she developed what the doctor called a fourth nerve lazy eye afterwards. What is this all about? A: ...

Compr Ophthalmol Update. 2007;8(1):39-49. Thomke et al described isolated cranial nerve palsies in 24 of a total of 1,218 patients with MS (1.6%); 11 of the patients had palsy of the third, fourth, ...

Given the examination findings, the diagnosis is entrapment of the inferior rectus muscle by an orbital trapdoor fracture. Children are particularly susceptible to this type of fracture; the ...

DEAR DOCTORS: I had an episode where it felt like my left eye went out of alignment and I couldn’t focus. A brain scan was clear, but the doctor said it’s cranial nerve palsy. He says it’s from a ...