Disintegration of the inferior rectus muscle during strabismus surgery for restrictive hypotropia.
We describe a case of disintegration of the inferior rectus muscle during routine strabismus surgery for restrictive hypotropia after cataract surgery. We used this surgical approach to repair the complete infraduction deficit incurred from the injury.
Cullen Eye Institute, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, USA. epaysse@bcm.tmc.edu
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D000368:Aged; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000009:adverse effects; D005133:Eye Movements / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D005355:Fibrosis; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D009801:Oculomotor Muscles / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D012029:Refraction, Ocular; D012421:Rupture; D013285:Strabismus / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D015348:Vision, Binocular / Q000502:physiology