Adie's pupil following Le Fort I maxillary osteotomy. A complication or coincidence?

Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, St Lawrence Hospital, Chepstow.

Published: October 1990

A case is reported of right-sided tonic pupil in isolation (Adie's pupil) following Le Fort I maxillary osteotomy. It is difficult to identify whether this rare finding immediately postoperatively is either a pure coincidence or a genuine complication of surgery.

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