title: Reoperation rate in adjustable strabismus surgery.
abstract: Adjustable suture strabismus surgery may reduce the frequency of reoperations by reducing immediate postoperative over- and undercorrections. We reviewed 290 strabismus procedures performed with an adjustable suture technique. Thirty-five patients required additional surgery, for a reoperation rate of 9.7%. Reoperation frequencies for patients undergoing non-adjustable procedures average approximately 20% in our experience and in reported series. Our low reoperation rate with adjustable strabismus surgery supports our clinical impression that more accurate results are possible with this technique in appropriate patients.
authors.affiliation: Wilmer Ophthalmological Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205.
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Wisnicki
authors.forename: M X
authors.initials: MX
authors.lastname: Repka
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Guyton
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012086:Reoperation; D013285:Strabismus / Q000601:surgery*; D013536:Suture Techniques