PURPOSE To evaluate the feasibility and stability of ocular alignment of single-stage adjustable strabismus surgery (SSASS) in restrictive strabismus. METHODS This was an observational case series comprising 12 patients with restrictive strabismus (mean age, 54.8 years) who were treated with SSASS using intravenous midazolam, fentanyl, and topical anesthesia. All were studied in a retrospecti...

INTRODUCTION A clinical audit of strabismus surgery in children in terms of functional and cosmetic outcomes helps improve the quality of services in pediatric ophthalmology. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the outcome of strabismus surgery and assess the satisfaction of the patients' parents with respect to the surgery outcome. SUBJECTS AND METHODS A study of an interventional series of cases that i...

PURPOSE To evaluate differences in self-identity in patients diagnosed with strabismus, patients who underwent strabismus surgery, and healthy control individuals. METHODS Self-identity testing was done during a military service physical examination. There were three subject groups: subjects with strabismus (group 1), subjects who had undergone corrective strabismus surgery (group 2), and sub...

Purpose. To evaluate the distribution pattern and changes of strabismus surgery in children based on the data collected from a local eye hospital in the south of China between 2006 and 2011. Methods. A retrospective analysis of all strabismus surgeries in children (<18 years) performed in the Eye Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University between 2006 and 2011 using the integrated information syste...

PURPOSE To evaluate the effect of strabismus surgery on proptosis in patients with thyroid-associated orbitopathy. METHODS The medical records of 22 consecutive patients with thyroid-associated orbitopathy undergoing strabismus surgery were reviewed. Data pertaining to the number of muscles operated on, amount of muscle recession, prior orbital decompression, and exophthalmometry were evaluat...

PURPOSE To evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of using the intraoperative adjustable suture method with anesthesia induced by intravenously administered propofol for strabismus surgery. METHODS Seven adult patients (mean age, 29.7 +/- 18.5 years) with different types of strabismus were enrolled in this study. All patients underwent full ophthalmological and general medical examinations bef...

Background: Restrictive strabismus is a common feature of Thyroid-Related Ophthalmopathy (TRO) causing intractable diplopia. We reviewed the surgical outcome for TRO patients. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed patients of TRO who underwent strabismus surgery from January, 1998 to September, 2012. Preoperative characteristics were recorded such as age, sex, disease severity, presence of compr...

PURPOSE To study the clinical signs, treatment and prognosis of strabismus after sub-Tenon's anesthesia for cataract surgery. METHODS Eight patients without previous strabismus developed incomitant diplopia immediately after cataract surgery; the left eye was affected in five patients and the right eye in three. Restrictive strabismus was diagnosed with the cover test, prisms, and active and ...

children undergoing general anesthesia for strabismus surgery have a higher incidence of postoperative vomiting than those receiving the same anaesthesia for other types of ambulatory surgical procedures. droperidol (0/0 75 mg/kg iv) and promethazine (0.05-1.0 mg/kg) were used in 100 children between 2-15 years old. promethazine which has sedative property, anticholinergic antihistaminic, antie...