Operations on Vertical Rectus Muscles: Their Influence on Horizontal Strabismus.
- Author:
Sang Jin KIM
1
;
Seong Joon KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. ophjun@snuh.org
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Dissociated vertical deviation;
Horizontal deviation;
Vertical rectus
- MeSH:
Esotropia;
Exotropia;
Humans;
Muscles*;
Retrospective Studies;
Strabismus*
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
2005;46(3):462-465
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: To investigate the change of horizontal deviation after recession or resection of vertical rectus. METHODS: Retrospective analysis of patients who underwent recession or resection of the vertical rectus to correct vertical strabismus or dissociated vertical deviation from January 1997 to December 2001. RESULTS: Of 39 patients who underwent superior rectus recession, 14 showed exodeviation, 18 esodeviation and 7 no change compared to preoperative horizontal deviation. The mean change was 0.4 prism diopter esodeviation, which was not statistically significant(paired t-test, p=0.96). Nor was there any significant change of horizontal deviation after inferior rectus recession or resection(paired t-test, p=0.95). CONCLUSIONS: Recession or resection of the vertical rectus did not influence horizontal deviation significantly.
