[Results of strabismus surgery in adolescents and adults: cosmetic or functional recovery?].
OBJECTIVE
To answer the question, whether it is possible to achieve a functional improvement after strabismus surgery in adults.


METHODS
The study comprised 71 patients, aged 13-53, in whom after strabismus surgery, deviation was reduced to +/- 4 degrees. The degree of binocular vision was examined with weak and strong dissociating tests.


RESULTS
Complete binocular vision was achieved in 25% of cases, partial with peripheral fusion in 51%. The degree of binocular vision depended on the following factors: type of squint and time of its development, degree of amblyopia, refraction and presence of binocular vision before the surgery. In some cases binocular vision occurred immediately after surgery, in others in a long follow-up. Stabilization of surgical effect was observed in the cases with peripheral fusion.


CONCLUSIONS
Strabismus surgery in adults could be a chance for functional recovery and not only for aesthetic improvement.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004954:Esthetics; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013285:Strabismus / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D015348:Vision, Binocular / Q000502:physiology
Wyniki leczenia operacyjnego zeza towarzyszacego u młodziezzy i dorosłych: kosmetyka, czy wyleczenie funkcjonalne.