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Lyme disease is a multi-system organ disorder caused by Borrelia burgdorferi. Although ocular manifestations have been reported, these remain a rare feature of the disease. This report shows a 49-years old patient that has been bitten by a tick and as consequence of which developed symptoms of the Lyme disease. In 1998 the patient was hospitalized in our Eye Clinic due to operating treatment of the paralytic strabismus (abductal nerve paralysis), as a rare feature of the Lyme disease. Postoperative squint angle was significantly reduced, but without any temporal movement. Diplopia was still present, though slightly reduced with the use of prism eyeglasses. The improvement of the quality of life was achieved, as well as the patient's satisfaction.
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PMID:Paralytic strabismus as a manifestation of lyme borreliosis. 1619 97

Lyme disease, or borreliosis, is caused by a bacteria (Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato) and is transmitted to humans by the bite of ticks of the Ixodes genus. The authors describe a 16-year-old girl who presented with extraocular muscle palsies and had serology positive for Lyme disease. The muscle palsies resolved after antibiotic treatment with no residual limitation of ocular movements.
J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus
PMID:Self-limiting fourth and sixth cranial nerve palsy after Lyme disease. 1964 76