Surgical Management of Acquired Strabismus Resulting From Ocular Trauma

Strabismus is a disorder in which the eyes are incorrectly lined up with each other. Either eye is always or infrequently looking inward (esotropia) or outward (exotropia). A 19-year-old male patient came to the Ophthalmology Outpatient Department (OPD) with complaints of outward deviation of the left eye for five years. It was associated with a diminution of vision in the left eye for three years. The patient reported a history of a road traffic accident (RTA) five years ago before the development of deviation of the left eye. On examination, the Hirschberg test showed a corneal light reflex falling beyond the limbus. After obtaining due consent for anesthesia risk and medicine fitness, the patient underwent squint correction surgery (medial rectus resection) and was started on oral and topical antibiotics with a 15-day follow-up period. Postoperative orthophoria was achieved.