title: Superior oblique tendon expansion in the management of superior oblique dysfunction.
abstract: Traditional superior oblique weakening procedures may be unpredictable and lead to superior oblique underaction. The use of 240 retinal band as a spacer to lengthen the superior oblique tendon has been proposed as a more controlled approach than superior oblique tenotomy and related procedures. The use of this technique is reported in a patient with diplopia following an orbital floor blow out fracture, and in a child with Brown's superior oblique tendon sheath syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne.
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Clarke
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Bray
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Manners
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D004172:Diplopia / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005133:Eye Movements; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015835:Ocular Motility Disorders / Q000601:surgery*; D009917:Orbital Fractures / Q000150:complications*; D011184:Postoperative Period; D013577:Syndrome; D013710:Tendons / Q000601:surgery*; D014794:Visual Fields