Retrospective review of ocular alignment after large-angle congenital esotropia surgery
African Vision and Eye Health
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Retrospective review of ocular alignment after large-angle congenital esotropia surgery | |
| Creator | Höllhumer, Roland Vallabh, Bhavesh Carmichael, Trevor | |
| Description | Objective: The study’s aims were to evaluate the success of bimedial rectus recession as a primary surgical procedure for patients with congenital esotropia; describe the demographic data of the study group; and compare surgical success with patient age at the time of surgery.Method: A retrospective review of 52 patients with congenital esotropia ≥ 50∆ (prism dioptres) was conducted. All patients underwent bimedial rectus recession and were followed-up postoperatively for a minimum of 6 months.Results: The study period was from January 1992 to September 2003. Fifty-two patients were included in the study group. The pre-operative angle of deviation ranged from 50∆–85∆. Patient ages ranged from 15 months to 22 years, with a mean of 5.3 years and a median of 4 years. The gender distribution was 42% male (n = 20) and 58% female (n = 28). Surgery was successful (within 10∆ of orthophoria) in 77% (n = 40), a partial success (10∆–20∆ from orthophoria) in 17% (n = 9) and a failure ( 20∆ from orthophoria) in 6% (n = 3). No statistically significant relationship was found between surgical success and patient age at the time of surgery.Conclusion: The study confirmed that bilateral medial rectus recession, performed as a primary procedure for patients with large-angle ( 50∆) congenital esotropia, has a high success rate. This finding corresponds with the outcomes of similar international studies. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2015-07-17 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/aveh.v74i1.99 | |
| Source | African Vision and Eye Health; Vol 74, No 1 (2015); 7 pages 2410-1516 2413-3183 | |
| Language | eng | |
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