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Show Journal of Clinical Neuro-ophtluzlmology 13(2): 147, 1993. Editorial Comment Of the 19 patients with diabetic ophthalmoplegia mentioned in the report by Oku and colleagues, all were seen to recovery spontaneously by 95 days on the average, The statement that "surgery should not be conducted until at least 3 months had passed from the onset" seems inappropriate in this context. Diabetic ophthalmoplegia characteristically clears within 90 days and, of course, 147 '91993 Raven Press, Ltd., New York these patients do not need surgery, Other causes of cranial neuropathy can occur, obviously, in diabetics and those must be carefully differentiated by appropriate investigations. J. L. Smith, M.D. Editor Miami, Florida |