PURPOSE To determine a way to prevent the formation of adhesions and delay the time of suture adjustment in the course of adjustable strabismus surgery, an animal study was performed to assess and compare the effects of mitomycin C (Mit-C) and viscoelastic material Viscoat (sodium hyaluronate 3% and chondroitin sulphate 4%, Alcon, Fort Worth, TX). METHODS Right eyes of 47 rabbits were divided...

A 13-year-old female sustained a rare avulsion fracture of the secondary ossification center in the superior margin of the acetabulum as the result of contraction of the reflected head of the rectus femoris muscle. Diagnosis was made from plain films and CT scans with 3D image reconstruction. The patient was treated non-operatively by bed rest with semiflexion of the hip and knee, and appropria...

purpose: to determine the effect of horizontal recti surgery on visual acuity and head posture and electronystagmographic indices in patients with congenital nystagmus. methods: this prospective comparative case series was conducted on 58 patients with congenital nystagmus who were referred to our clinic over three years. patients were divided into three groups: the first group (29 cases) had h...

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...

W e read the published article entitled " An anatomical study of the inferior oblique muscle with emphasis on its nerve entry " by Kumar et al. (1) This study described the entry of the inferior division of the oculomotor nerve to the inferior oblique muscle and the topographical anatomy of the muscle. We would like to take this opportunity to share some important scientific facts. We agree wit...

rectus sheath hematoma usually occurs unilateral but rare cases of bilateral hematoma have been reported. herein we report the first case of spontaneous bilateral rectus sheath hematoma in the kidney transplanted patient.