Oblique muscle surgery for treatment of nystagmus with head tilt

Background Patients with nystagmus may adopt an abnormal head posture if they have a null zone in eccentric gaze. These patients uncommonly present with torticollis due to a null zone when the head is tilted. We describe the results of surgery on the oblique muscles to improve the abnormal head posture in this condition. Methods This was a retrospective review of patients who had head tilts due to null zones of nystagmus. Surgery consisted of an...