Internal Ophthalmoparesis: an Uncommon Complication of Varicella, a Common Disease

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Abstract
Two [human] cases are represented with ocular complications after varicella. In 1 case the complication was diagnosed as internal ophthalmoparesis and in the 2nd patient the complication could be the same; at any rate an iridoplegia was present. From the cases presented in the literature, there may be a predilection for males to contract this type of ocular complication. The association of this complication and meningo-encephalitis is rare. Recovery of the pupillary reactions and accommodative power is almost never complete. The interesting observation that decrease in cell-mediated immunity but not in humoral immunity decides whether the clinical disease will manifest itself as herpes zoster or varicella is brought forward.

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