Berker Bakbak1, Ali Rıza Cenk Çelebi2, Cumhur Şener2

1Kars State Hospital, Ophthalmology Clinic And Hacettepe University Health Science Institute, Neuro-ophthalmology Program, Ankara, Turkey
2Department Of Ophthalmology, Faculty Of Medicine, University Of Hacettepe, Ankara, Turkey

Keywords: Horner syndrome, herpes zoster ophthalmicus

Abstract

A 60-year-old woman presented with the complaint of left upper eyelid ptosis. Eight weeks earlier she was treated with antiviral

agents for herpes zoster ophthalmicus. Neuro-ophthalmic examination revealed pitozis and miyozis in her left eye. Based on aprac-

lonidine and hydroxyamphetamine test results the patient was diagnosed as postganglionic Horner’s syndrome. The rarity of Hor-

ner’s syndrome following herpes zoster ophthalmicus and the importance of topical agents in its diagnosis are emphasized.