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CASE REPORT
Post-traumatic Convergence Insufficiency with Associated Accommodative Disorders in a Patient after Blunt Head Trauma
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Department of Ophthalmology, Regional Specialist Hospital No. 2 in Jastrzębie-Zdrój, Poland
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Okulus Plus Center for Ophthalmology and Optometry in Bielsko-Biała, Poland
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Kornel Gibiński University Clinical Center, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland
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Chair and Clinical Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland
Submission date: 2025-10-19
Acceptance date: 2025-11-03
Publication date: 2026-02-27
Ophthalmology 2025;28(4):37-41
KEYWORDS
convergence insufficiencyaccommodation disordersblunt head traumapost-traumatic visual disturbancesdiplopia
ABSTRACT
Blunt head trauma is often accompanied by visual disturbances that require comprehensive ophthalmological evaluation. These symptoms may be transient and sometimes resolve spontaneously, but they should not be ignored, as they may indicate significant functional impairments of the visual system. This paper presents the case of a 26-year-old man who, following blunt head trauma with a brief loss of consciousness, developed convergence insufficiency accompanied by accommodative dysfunction.
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