BACKGROUND Anterior transposition of the inferior oblique muscle is a popular treatment for dissociated vertical divergence. It seems that this surgical procedure may alter the palpebral fissure. OBJECTIVES To investigate the alteration of the palpebral fissure with inferior oblique muscle anterior transposition when it is performed as the sole operative procedure and to report the cases of p...

Introduction: Rectus sheath hematomas can result from shearing of rectus muscle fibers or injury to the inferior epigastric vessels, which is the most common vascular injury to occur at the time of laparoscopic surgery. Case Description: We describe a case of a rectus sheath hematoma that was diagnosed 5 days after operative laparoscopy. We review the clinical presentation, diagnostic criteria,...

249 words; text 6,646 words; 8 figures. Articles in PresS. J Neurophysiol (July 20, 2005). doi:10.1152/jn.01157.2004 Copyright © 2005 by the American Physiological Society. Demer and Clark Extraocular Muscle MRI During Ocular Counter-rolling JN-01157-2004.R2, page 2 Abstract The rectus extraocular muscle (EOM) pulleys constrain EOM paths. During visual fixation with head immobile, actively-cont...

Purpose To analyze in a frontal-eyed mammal (cat) the postnatal development of palisade endings in extraocular muscles (EOMs) and to compare the spatiotemporal and quantitative patterns of palisade endings among individual rectus muscles. Methods Cats of different ages ranging from birth to adult stage were studied. EOM whole-mount preparations were fluorescently labeled using six combination...

We compared the spatial organization patterns of linear and angular vestibuloocular reflexes in frogs by recording the multiunit spike activity from cranial nerve branches innervating the lateral rectus, the inferior rectus, or the inferior obliquus eye muscles. Responses were evoked by linear horizontal and/or vertical accelerations on a sled or by angular accelerations about an earth-vertical...

Address for Correspondence: Edward Ridyard, 9 The Meadows, Rainhill, Prescot, L35 0PQ, UK. E-Mail: [email protected] Foundation Year 2 doctor, Oxford University Hospitals, Prescot, UK. Background: The extraocular muscles (EOMs) bring about eye movement and studies exist which measure EOM length, cross-sectional diameter and volume. Knowledge of the normal values is crucial for deter...

Background: Inferior rectus recession, Knapp procedure, partial tendon transposition, and combined procedure are different surgical procedures in the management of monocular elevation deficiency (MED). Only a few studies have been published on the management of this problem. In this study, we report our experience with patients with MED focusing on the indications and types of surgery in the so...

INTRODUCTION Thyroid orbitopathy is the most common cause of restrictive strabismus. Patients often present with vertical or horizontal double vision, or both, due to restriction involving most commonly the inferior and medial rectus muscles. Traditional muscle surgery involves release of the tight muscles. Previous literature has described a frequent need for secondary operations and an overco...