PURPOSE Myelomeningocele is one of the most common birth defects. It is associated with severe neurological deficiencies, and ocular changes, such as strabismus, are very common. The purpose of this study was to describe indications for strabismus surgery in patients with myelomeningocele and to evaluate the results achieved with surgical correction. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed record...

PURPOSE OF REVIEW This review includes updated information regarding adjustable suture strabismus surgery for children and adults. RECENT FINDINGS Main themes in the literature reviewed in this article include the appropriate timing for the adjustment technique, appropriate anesthesia, recent modifications in adjustable strabismus surgery techniques, and future developments. SUMMARY Improve...

The purpose of current study to evaluate the surgical outcomes of sensory strabismus. We retrospectively studied 7 consecutive patients who had undergone strabismus surgery for sensory strabismus. Patient age ranged from 14 to 48 years. Initial diagnoses were exotropia (n = 6) and esotropia (n = 1). In all patients, surgery was performed only on the affected eye. Initial types of operative proc...

BACKGROUND It has been our impression that adult patients with strabismus frequently delay surgical intervention. OBJECTIVES To determine the length of time adult patients waited before undergoing strabismus surgery and to determine the reasons why these delays occurred. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS Prospective survey of consecutive patients who delayed strabismus surgery for more than...

PURPOSE To determine whether sinus disease may cause acquired strabismus. METHODS Patients with idiopathic acquired (nonaccommodative) esotropia and/or hypotropia were questioned in detail about possible contributing factors (trauma; family history of strabismus; thyroid, neurologic, or rheumatologic disorders). Acute versus chronic onset was ascertained. Those without obvious cause of strabi...

purpose: to evaluate the effect of limited dissection of tenon sheath on the outcome of horizontal strabismus surgery. methods: patients with horizontal strabismus, aged between six and 50 years, were enrolled in this non-randomized study. patients with pattern and vertical strabismus or a history of strabismus surgery were excluded. the strabismus surgeries consisted of bimedial recession (bmr...

purpose : to assess the rate of microbial contamination of the fornix and suture needle during strabismus surgery methods : in a prospective study in khatam-al-anbia eye hospital, fornix samples and suture needles were cultured in 28 eyes of 28 patients. fornix sampling was performed before and after preparation of the eyes and the needles and remained string were transferred to culture media d...