Postoperative refractive changes in children with congenital esotropia: a preliminary study.
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.
Snir
M
M
Department of Ophthalmology, Beilinson Medical Center, Petah Tiqva, Israel.
Nissenkorn
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I
Buckman
G
G
Cohen
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S
Ben-Sira
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I
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