Ocular Motility Disorders Following Head Injury

R.Mitchell, MSc (Macq), Med(Syd), DipAppSc(Cumb), DOBA
A.Macfarlane, DOBA
E.Cornell, DipAppSc(Cumb), DOBA

Little has been written in the literature regarding the incidence of ocular disorders in patients with head injuries. This paper attempts to remedy this deficiency by comparing a population of hospitalised patients in a head injuries ward with a series of patients who have suffered head injury and subsequently been referred for orthoptic treatment and /or assessment. It is concluded that there exists sufficient evidentce to support an argument for the introduction of routine ocular motility assessment of all patients who have suffered head trauma.