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Plication combined with vertical displacement of horizontal rectus muscles to treat combined horizontal and vertical
Jorge Antonio Meireles-Teixeira1, Michelline Joana T A M Mesquita1, Nabila Terra Demachki2
1College of Medicine, Federal University of Maranhão, Brazil.
Purpose:
To report the results of horizontal rectus muscle recession-plication with vertical displacement in the treatment of combined vertical and horizontal strabismus.
Methods:
From October 2016 to December 2019, 15 patients with horizontal deviation of 15Δ-60Δ, 3 associated with vertical deviation of 8Δ and 12 with vertical deviation of 10Δ-20Δ, underwent horizontal strabismus surgery (recession-plication) in addition to vertical displacement of both horizontal rectus, half or total muscle width, depending on whether the amount of vertical strabismus was small (8Δ) or large (10Δ-20Δ), respectively.
Results:
A total of 15 patients (8 females) were included; average age at surgery was 27 years. All cases showed improvement in alignment of the eyes, with a single case showing a small residual vertical deviation (4Δ).There were no intra- or postoperative complications.
Conclusions:
This case series demonstrates the feasibility of this vessel-sparing recession-plication technique in the treatment of combined horizontal and vertical deviations, without the need to operate on vertical muscles.
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