Treatment of Marked Overaction of Inferior Oblique: Denervation and Extirpation of Inferior Oblique.
- Author:
Yoon Ae CHO
1
Author Information
1. Department of OphthalmoJogy, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Denervation*;
Follow-Up Studies;
Tenotomy
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
1987;28(2):381-386
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
The procedures available to weaken inferior oblique muscle overaction(IOOA) are disinsertion, tenotomy, myectomy, and recession. But those procedures are ineffective in the cases of 4+ overacting inferior oblique and postoperative return of overaction following those surgeries. The author performed denervation and extirpation in 8 cases with 4+ or marked IOOA and 1 case of return of IOOA following 14mm recession of inferior oblique. None of those has shown a return of IOOA, undercorrection, overcorrection and any other complications such as adherence syndrome at follow-up of at least 10 months.
