[Results of simultaneous horizontal and cyclovertical surgery in esotropia]

The authors treat esotropia by simultaneous horizontal and cyclo-vertical surgery. Horizontal surgery consists of recession of both medial rectus muscles and cyclo-vertical surgery of desagittalization of the oblique muscles combined, if necessary, with a weakening of a vertical rectus muscles. Techniques and indications of this surgery are discussed and analysis made of the results of 785 cases treated with 960 operations. According to this analysis the surgical indications are adapted to this procedure.