A study in tucking extraocular muscles to correct strabismus

The performance of the tucking operation is easy when one compares its technique and method with the same features of resecting an extraocular muscle. This procedure may be performed readily within any surgical setting, with any assistant, without regard for suture composition, and with little doubt of success. The outcome must include a determination on the part of the surgeon to reach a consistently reproducible standard in his surgery. The standard chosen for this study was to achieve orthotropia, with stereoscopic fusion expressible in seconds of arc, if possible. As part of this study, the technique of tucking a horizontal rectus muscle is illustrated and a body of data is discussed in an attempt to correlate and express these goals.