[The Scott method of superior oblique muscle transposition in ophthalmoplegia]

The authors present an account of a comprehensive two-stage solution of divergent paralytic strabismus in ophthalmoplegia without marked affection of the upper eyelid. In the first stage they implement a free technique retroposition of the external rectus muscle by 6.5 mm and myectomy of the internal rectus by 10-12 mm. In the second stage they supplement the surgical procedure by transposition of the superior oblique muscle according to Scott's method. In five children with unilateral paresis of the IIIrd nerve mere transposition improved hypertropia by a maximum of 5 degrees and exotropia by a maximum of 10 degrees.