title: Combined cataract and strabismus surgery.
abstract: A patient with cataracts and congenital exotropia underwent combined cataract and strabismus surgery OU. A lateral rectus recession plus an extracapsular cataract extraction with intraocular lens implantation was done OD first; three months later, this procedure was repeated OS. The patient's postoperative course was benign in both cases, and her strabismus resolved after the second operation. A combined surgical approach to cataracts and strabismus (where only a single muscle is involved) was safe and useful in restoring this patient's vision, binocularity, and appearance.
authors.affiliation: Eyesight Associates of Middle Georgia, Warner Robins 31088.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Gayton
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Ledford
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000379:methods*; D005099:Exotropia / Q000151:congenital / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D009801:Oculomotor Muscles / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D015348:Vision, Binocular; D014792:Visual Acuity