Transient Increase of Higher-Order Aberrations after Lateral Rectus Recession in Children.
10.3349/ymj.2011.52.3.527
- Author:
Kyoung Yul SEO
1
;
Samin HONG
;
Won Kyoung SONG
;
Seung Ah CHUNG
;
Jong Bok LEE
Author Information
1. Institute of Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. 491209@yuhs.ac
- Publication Type:Brief Communication ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
- Keywords:
Astigmatism;
higher-order aberrations;
lateral rectus muscle recession
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Astigmatism/*etiology;
Child;
Child, Preschool;
Exotropia/*surgery;
Female;
Humans;
Male;
Postoperative Care;
*Postoperative Complications/epidemiology/pathology;
Vision Tests
- From:Yonsei Medical Journal
2011;52(3):527-529
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The changes of higher-order aberrations (HOAs) after bilateral lateral rectus muscle recession were evaluated. Forty eyes of 20 children were enrolled and their wavefront information was assessed until postoperative 3 months. Even though the root mean square (RMS) of total aberration was not changed, the RMS of HOA was transiently increased at postoperative 1 week and returned to baseline level after 1 month. Among individual Zernike coefficient, secondary astigmatism, quadrafoil, secondary coma, secondary trefoil, and pentafoil showed similar tendency with the RMS of HOA. However, coma, trefoil, and spherical aberration were not changed. Regarding recession amount, it did not correlate with any Zernike coefficient. In summary, our data imply that the HOAs are transiently increased after lateral rectus recession surgery. These results are in collusion with previous reports that strabismus surgery induced transient corneal astigmatism.
