Dergiler / Eastern Journal of Medicine / 2020 / Cilt: 25 - Sayı: 3

Accommodation Spasm Following Tetanus Diphtheria (Td) Vaccination

Sayfa
450–452
DOI
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Özet

Accommodation spasm is a rare condition that presents with pseudomyopi a usually in children and young adults. Most of the cases are associated with emotional conditions that cause s functional spasm. Sometimes, an underlying organic cause can be detected. Tetanus-diphtheria vaccine (Td) is a combined vaccine in toxoid form and performs to prevent infectious diseases caused by Clostiridium tetani and Corynebacterium diphtheriae, respectively. In this case report, we present the clinic features of a 13-year-old girl who applied with decreased vision after Td vaccination and diagnosed with isolated accommodation spasm