To assess the efficacy of vertical muscle surgery for management of hypotropia in monocular elevation deficiency type II
| Autor: | Prolima Thacker, Yashpal Goel, Rupak Brahma Chaudhary, Kamlesh, Shweta Dhiman, Babita Karothiya, Anju Rastogi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Inferior rectus recession
Male medicine.medical_specialty genetic structures Adolescent Eye Movements Monocular elevation deficiency Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures Standard procedure 03 medical and health sciences Young Adult 0302 clinical medicine medicine Humans In patient 030212 general & internal medicine Prospective Studies Strabismus Child business.industry Surgery Ophthalmology Treatment Outcome Superior rectus resection Oculomotor Muscles Child Preschool 030221 ophthalmology & optometry Female business Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | International ophthalmology. 37(4) |
| ISSN: | 1573-2630 |
| Popis: | To assess the efficacy of vertical muscle surgery for management of hypotropia in monocular elevation deficiency (MED) type II. Knapp’s is described as standard procedure for management of MED type II. However, it is not graded and has unpredictable amount of correction. Besides this, there is drift towards overcorrection with time and limitation of movements in extreme adduction and abduction. MED is a vertical misalignment for which vertical muscle surgery is also described but limited literature is available. Thirteen fresh cases of MED type II with hypotropia >20 PD and age >4 years were included in our interventional study. All cases underwent superior rectus resection and inferior rectus recession (vertical R&R) depending upon amount of preoperative deviation. Success was defined as hypotropia |
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