Convergence excess esotropia treated surgically with fadenoperation and medical rectus muscle recessions.
Convergence excess esotropia has been treated with bifocals, miotics, medial rectus recession(s), fadenoperation, or a combination of these. However, comparatively few studies on the sensory status of these patients exist. We present the sensory findings in 31 children treated surgically. Twenty-one had fadenoperations combined with bimedial rectus recessions, one had a fadenoperation alone, and nine had augmented bimedial rectus recessions. Five children (16%) achieved bifoveal fusion, 22 (71%) had varying degrees of peripheral fusion, and four (13%) had no detectable binocularity after a mean postoperative follow-up of 2.4 years.
Department of Ophthalmology, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield.
R J
RJ
Leitch
J P
JP
Burke
I M
IM
Strachan
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004948:Esotropia / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009801:Oculomotor Muscles / Q000601:surgery*; D013536:Suture Techniques; D015348:Vision, Binocular