Hypertropia following insertion of inferiorly sited double-plate Molteno tubes

Hypertropia corrected by changes of the lateral rectus insertion.

EIGHT years ago we published 26 cases of concomitant convergent squint (Foster and Pemberton, 1946), which had been treated conventionally by advancement of the lateral rectus and recession of the medial rectus, plus an elevation or depression of either the medial or lateral rectus insertion, to correct a small vertical error. Our results showed that: (1) elevation of a lateral rectus insertion...

Hypertropia following Spontaneous Resolution of Brown's Syndrome

PURPOSE To report a case of bilateral Brown's syndrome with unilateral spontaneous resolution causing hypertropia and significant head tilt. CASE REPORT A 3 ½-year-old girl presented with bilateral typical Brown's syndrome and orthophoria in the primary position; she presented with unilateral resolution of right Brown's syndrome 6 months later, causing right hypertropia and gradually deterior...

Otago glaucoma surgery outcome study: comparative results for the 175-mm2 Molteno3 and double-plate molteno implants.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy of the 175-mm2 Molteno3 implant in patients with nonneovascular glaucoma. METHODS A hospital-based, retrospective historical control comparative case series comparing results in the first 87 eyes to receive the 175-mm(2) Molteno3 implant with those in a control group of 115 eyes receiving the 274-mm(2) double-plate Molteno implant. RESULTS Success was defi...

Double-Lumen Endotracheal Tubes

Right-sided double-lumen tubes: need for design improvement and better insertion technique?

To the Editor: Sazak et al. (1) recently published a randomized study comparing 2 right-sided double-lumen tubes (R-DLTs) from different manufacturers. Assessing R-DLTs’ positions by bronchoscopy, they showed a 40% to 50% nonoptimal placement in the supine position and a 30% to 35% nonoptimal placement following turning the patient in lateral decubitus without any statistically significant diff...