title: The outcome of strabismus surgery in childhood esotropia.
abstract: The results of squint surgery in 118 children with non-paralytic childhood esotropia are analysed. A 'favourable outcome', defined as a final alignment within +/- 10 dioptres of straight, or within +/- 20 dioptres of straight if there was evidence of binocular single vision, was achieved in 86 (72.9%) children. The factors affecting the final outcome are discussed, including age of onset, age at the time of surgery, pre-operative and post-operative amblyopia, refractive error, anisometropia, the surgical procedures used, and post-operative ocular alignment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Ophthalmology, Birmingham Children's Hospital, UK.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Keenan
authors.forename: H E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Willshaw
mesh_terms: D000065:Accommodation, Ocular / Q000502:physiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004948:Esotropia / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D016896:Treatment Outcome