Trigemino-abducens synkinesis after lateral orbitotomy.

A 30-year-old man underwent lateral orbitotomy with removal of dermoid cyst in the right orbit. One month after operation, the patient started to experience double vision. He had 25 prism diopters of esotropia in primary gaze with marked limitation of abduction in the right eye. Seven months after the operation, he developed synkinetic movement of the eye when clenching his teeth. He could abduct his right eye while gritting his teeth. This is the fourth reported case of trigemino-abducens synkinesis and the first reported case without brain trauma.