ophthalmoplegia
- noun
- /ˌɑfθælmoʊˈpliːdʒə/
- Specialized
:
oftalmoplejía
- The patient was diagnosed with ophthalmoplegia, causing paralysis of his eye muscles and affecting his vision.
- complete ophthalmoplegia
- ophthalmoplegia and proptosis
Examples
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Recovery from ophthalmoplegia was very slow and incomplete in all eyes, except in one case where unilateral partial third nerve palsy recovered to full range of ocular motility.
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A 70-year-old man was referred to us from a regional community hospital for evaluation of generalized sepsis, proptosis, and ophthalmoplegia in the left eye.
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Complete ophthalmoplegia was noted in the left eye.
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No proptosis or ophthalmoplegia was evident.
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His proptosis had decreased, but there was no change in his ophthalmoplegia.
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Orbital abscess (stage IV) is associated with severe proptosis and complete ophthalmoplegia (figure 3).
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Regardless, embolization has been associated with serious neurologic complications, including hemiplegia, ophthalmoplegia, and facial paralysis.
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Proptosis was first noticed 10 days prior to his referral, and within 3 days, complete ophthalmoplegia and an afferent pupillary defect appeared in his left eye.
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Of acute encephalitis syndrome survivors, one experienced residual severe cognitive impairment, motor weakness, and ataxia, and the other experienced persistent ophthalmoplegia.
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In addition to bitemporal visual field loss, it may include colour desaturation, diplopia, and partial or complete ophthalmoplegia when tumours expand into the cavernous sinus.
Academic text (2007)
Synonyms
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5.4
Loss of movement and feeling in all or part of the body
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8.4
A condition that makes part of the body weak or unable to move
How Strong
- Specialized
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3.4
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
ophthalmoplegia = ophthalm + plegia
The components 'ophthalm' and 'plegia' are not standalone English words, making the term opaque for learners unfamiliar with medical terminology.
Etymology
Ophthalmoplegia comes from Greek parts ophthalm- meaning 'eye' and -plegia meaning 'paralysis'. So ophthalmoplegia is 'paralysis of the eye' and explains why someone with it cannot move their eyes.