title: Extraocular muscle surgery in dysthyroid orbitomyopathy: influence of previous conditions on surgical results.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the influence of previous treatments other than the surgical treatment of restrictive myopathy resulting from dysthyroid orbitomyopathy.
  
  
  METHODS
  The outcome of 23 cases with dysthyroid orbitomyopathy was evaluated after extraocular muscle surgery.
  
  
  RESULTS
  It has been observed that the duration of the orbitomyopathy, severity of myopathy of the deviation angle, and the modality of treatment prior to surgery (radiotherapy and corticotherapy) did not influence surgical outcome. Binocular single vision was achieved in primary and reading positions in 14 of 23 cases (60.9%) after surgery while prisms were required to achieve the same result in 5 cases (21.7%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It is concluded that previous treatment does not influence the results of extraocular muscle surgery in patients with dysthyroid orbitomyopathy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Velittin
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Oguz
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yolar
authors.forename: Halit
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Pazarli
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006111:Graves Disease / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009801:Oculomotor Muscles / Q000601:surgery*; D013285:Strabismus / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones