Suxamethonium in surgery for squint.

Adjustable sutures in squint surgery.

New suture material for squint surgery.

All operations were performed under general anaesthesia using a limbal approach to the insertions of the muscles, similar to that recently described by Fells (I97 i). The 6/o Ethiflex suture was then used in the standard manner employing a "whip" stitch on the edge of each muscle. At the moment the suture is presented with a io-mm. taper-point needle. This is not ideal, but no problems, apart f...

Continuous suxamethonium infusion for microlaryngeal surgery.

The suxamethonium infusion requirements to maintain a 100% neuromuscular block in patients undergoing microlaryngeal surgery were determined. Anaesthesia was maintained with halothane and the neuromuscular block monitored with a peripheral nerve stimulator delivering train-of-four stimuli. Suxamethonium requirements varied directly with time in a linear manner and the onset and recovery time of...

Simplified limbal approach in squint surgery.

The limbal approach is not new to squint surgery* but, despite its considerable advantages in exposure and subsequent healing, the methods described so far are not easy to perform to obtain the best final results. In particular, the incision commonly described needs very accurate suturing of the conjunctival flap with its two radially placed incisions to achieve a good cosmetic result. The meth...

Use of miotics in squint surgery.

AFIER operations for convergent squint, a comparatively frequent result is that the eyes are straight for distance, but on attempting near vision, the squint reappears. It happens even after a full recession of both medial recti and after the fullest possible spectacle correction. This residual acconmmodational squint proves a great handicap to the full restoration of binocular single vision an...