The authors report a case of a 69 year-old woman who developed persistent vertical deviation and diplopia after extracapsular cataract surgery and had a positive past history of thyroid disease. The authors emphasize the need of for detailed orbit propedeutics in order to rule out restrictive strabismus associated with post-facectomy diplopia.
Persistent vertical post-facectomy and associated thyroid disease
LeiteDA, VasconcelosGC, FigueiredoARP, AlmeidaHC. Persistent vertical post-facectomy and associated thyroid disease. Rev Bras Oftalmol. 2016;75(3):235-7.
Leite,Daniel Amorim; Vasconcelos,Galton Carvalho; Figueiredo,Ana Rosa Pimentel; Almeida,Henderson Celestino de. Persistent vertical post-facectomy and associated thyroid disease. Rev Bras Oftalmol., v. 75, n. 3, p. 235-237, Jun. 2016.
Leite,D.A., Vasconcelos,G.C., Figueiredo,A.R.P., & Almeida,H.C. (2016). Persistent vertical post-facectomy and associated thyroid disease. Rev Bras Oftalmol.,75(3), 235-237.
Leite,Daniel Amorim and Vasconcelos,Galton Carvalho and Figueiredo,Ana Rosa Pimentel and Almeida,Henderson Celestino de. Persistent vertical post-facectomy and associated thyroid disease. Rev Bras Oftalmol. [online]. 2016, vol. 75, n. 3, [cited 2026-04-26], pp.235-237. Available from: <https://www.rbojournal.org/en/article/persistent-vertical-post-facectomy-and-associated-thyroid-disease/>. ISSN 0034-7280.
