Abstract
PURPOSE: To report a patient who developed accommodation and convergence palsy caused by lesions in the bilateral rostral superior colliculus. DESIGN: Observational case report. METHODS: A 30-year-old right-handed man experienced sudden onset of diplopia and blurred vision at near vision RESULTS: The patient showed accommodation and convergence palsy. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed lesions located in the bilateral rostral superior colliculus. CONCLUSION: These findings suggest that the rostral superior colliculus is involved in the control of accommodation and vergence eye movements.
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