J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.  2007 May;48(5):686-690.

The Surgical Effect of Posterior Fixation Suture in Incomitant Strabismus

• Jeong TS
• Park SW
• Park YG

Abstract

PURPOSE: To know the surgical effect and the indication of posterior fixation suture in incomitant strabismus.
METHODS
From January 2003 to October 2004, posterior fixation sutures were used in five patients with strabismus after orbital wall fracture and in three patients with high AC/A accommodative esotropia. Using Worth 4-dot tests, we compared the amount of incomitant deviation before and after surgery.
RESULTS
The mean decrease in deviation after surgery was 7.8+/-2.6PD(P=0.04) in patients with strabismus after orbital wall fracture, and 11.3+/-4.2PD in those with high AC/A ratio accomodative esotropia.
CONCLUSIONS
The posterior fixation suture was effective in reducing the amount of incomitant deviation occurring in cases of strabismus after orbital wall fracture and cases of high AC/A accommodative esotropia.

Keyword

Incomitant strabismus; Posterior fixation suture

MeSH Terms

Esotropia
Humans
Orbit
Strabismus*
Sutures*