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Surgery for residual convergence excess esotropia.

Abstract
The outcome of bilateral medial rectus posterior fixation sutures +/- central tenotomy was assessed as a secondary procedure for residual convergence excess esotropia in 11 patients. Ten had previously undergone bilateral medial rectus recessions. One had recess/resect surgery on the deviating eye. The average preoperative near angle was 30 prism diopters with a range of 16 to 45 prism diopters. Eight patients underwent bilateral medial rectus posterior fixation sutures with central tenotomy. Two had bilateral medial rectus posterior fixation sutures only, and one had bilateral medial rectus posterior fixation suture, a lateral rectus resection, and an inferior oblique disinsertion. The postoperative near angle ranged from 4-30 prism diopters, with mean of 12 prism diopters. Five patients demonstrated some stereopsis preoperatively, all needing bifocals. Postoperatively, nine patients demonstrated an improvement in stereopsis, none needing bifocals. Two showed smaller near angles and better control without bifocals. Final stereopsis ranged from 30 seconds of arc to 800 seconds of arc. We feel that bilateral medial rectus posterior fixation sutures with or without central tenotomy is a viable secondary procedure for residual convergence excess esotropia.
AuthorsHimanshu I Patel, Emma Dawson, John Lee
JournalStrabismus (Strabismus) Vol. 19 Issue 4 Pg. 153-6 (Dec 2011) ISSN: 1744-5132 [Electronic] England
PMID22107120 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
Topics
  • Adult
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Convergence, Ocular (physiology)
  • Depth Perception (physiology)
  • Esotropia (physiopathology, surgery)
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Oculomotor Muscles (surgery)
  • Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures
  • Reoperation
  • Suture Techniques
  • Tenotomy
  • Vision, Binocular (physiology)

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