[History of accommodative strabismus].

Abstract

Starting with the ideas of Donders, a method has been developed of non-surgical treatment of the so-called accommodative esotropia (glasses, bifocals, prisms, miotics), surgery being only considered if insufficient results are obtained: these results are analyzed. The method of Gobin is in opposition with this method by not admitting the role of hypermetropia and by doing systematically a "four muscles surgery" (on two medial recti and on two oblique muscles).

• Authors: L Evens
• Journal: Bulletin de la Societe belge d'ophtalmologie (Bull Soc Belge Ophtalmol) Vol. 253 Pg. 13-20 ( 1994) ISSN: 0081-0746 [Print] Belgium
• Vernacular Title: L'Histoire du strabisme accommodatif.
• PMID: 7633626 (Publication Type: English Abstract, Historical Article, Journal Article)

Topics

• Esotropia (history, surgery, therapy)
• Europe
• History, 19th Century
• History, 20th Century
• Humans