title: Loop recession of the recti muscles.
abstract: Scleral penetration with a suture needle is a well recognised risk of the surgical treatment of strabismus and may result in serious intra-ocular complications. The risk should be reduced by loop recession, a procedure derived from the adjustable suture technique. In practice in many cases this operation has also been found to have other advantages compared to a conventional recession. The surgical details of loop recession are described and the results obtained in 62 patients reviewed.
authors.affiliation: University Hospital of Wales, Heath Park, Cardiff.
authors.forename: P V
authors.initials: PV
authors.lastname: Mills
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Hyper
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Duff
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009132:Muscles / Q000601:surgery; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D013285:Strabismus / Q000601:surgery*; D013537:Sutures