title: Postoperative refractive changes in children with congenital esotropia: a preliminary study.
abstract: A transient myopic inclination was found 2 months postoperatively in 23 children who had undergone surgery for congenital esotropia. Neither the age of the children at the time of surgery nor the length of muscle recession/resection influenced these refractive myopic changes. Early postoperative refractive correction with periodic follow-up is essential in preventing amblyopia. In 21 of the 23 children, visual acuity was 6/10 or better at last examination.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Beilinson Medical Center, Petah Tiqva, Israel.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Snir
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Nissenkorn
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Buckman
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ben-Sira
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D004948:Esotropia / Q000151:congenital* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D009216:Myopia / Q000209:etiology*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013285:Strabismus / Q000151:congenital* / Q000601:surgery; D014792:Visual Acuity