Intraocular pressure variation during strabismus surgery.
The changes in IOP during strabismus surgery were studied in 40 patients. In most, 37 eyes, there was a marked decrease of IOP during surgery and rapid return to initial levels of IOP. In 13 out of 14 eyes that underwent bilateral surgery, the IOP in the first operated eye returned to about baseline levels by the end of surgery on the second eye. No correlation was found between the changes in IOP and: the type of surgery, the operated muscles, the duration of surgery and anesthesia, or the patients' age. We surmise that the decrease of IOP is probably associated with the intensity of the massage of the globe during the surgery.
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D008297:Male; D013285:Strabismus / Q000601:surgery*