Korean J Ophthalmol.  2006 Sep;20(3):188-191. 10.3341/kjo.2006.20.3.188.

The Effect of Graded Recession and Anteriorization on Unilateral Superior Oblique Palsy

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Dongsan Medical Center, Keimyung University, Daegu, Korea. lsy3379@ dsmc.or.kr

Abstract

PURPOSE: We wanted to examine the effect of graded recession and anteriorization of the inferior oblique muscle on patients suffering from unilateral superior oblique palsy. METHODS: Inferior oblique muscle graded recession and anteriorization were performed on twenty-two patients (22 eyes) with unilateral superior oblique palsy. The recession and anteriorization were matched to the degree of inferior oblique overaction and hypertropia. The inferior oblique muscle was attached 4 mm posterior to the temporal border of the inferior rectus muscle in six eyes, 3 mm posterior in five eyes, 2 mm posterior in five eyes, 1 mm posterior in five eyes, and parallel to the temporal border in one eye. RESULTS: The average angle of vertical deviation prior to surgery was 11.3+/-3.9 prism diopters (PD). The total average correction in the angle of vertical deviation after surgery was 10.8+/-3.8 PD. In the parallel group, the average reduction was 14 PD. After surgery, normal inferior oblique muscle action was seen in eighteen of twenty-two eyes (81.8%). CONCLUSIONS: Graded recession and anteriorization of the inferior oblique muscle is thought to be an effective surgical method to treat unilateral superior oblique palsy of less than 15 PD.

Keyword

Graded recession and anteriorization; Inferior oblique muscle; Inferior oblique overaction; Superior oblique palsy

MeSH Terms

Treatment Outcome
Retrospective Studies
Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures/*methods
Oculomotor Nerve Diseases/physiopathology/*surgery
Oculomotor Muscles/physiopathology/*surgery
Male
Humans
Follow-Up Studies
Female
Eye Movements/*physiology
Child, Preschool
Child
Adult
Adolescent

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