title: Recession and anterior transposition of the inferior oblique muscle [RATIO] to treat three cases of absent inferior rectus muscle.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The "loss" of an extraocular muscle during a surgical procedure requires a prompt solution. Muscle agenesis produces a strabismus of difficult resolution. In these cases, alternative strategies are required to restore the binocular alignment. We present three consecutive cases of inferior rectus absence that were successfully surgically resolved.
  
  
  METHODS
  Three children with absent inferior rectus muscles are presented; one due to loss during strabismus surgery and two due to inferior rectus agenesia. All were treated with recession and anterior transposition of the inferior oblique muscle [RATIO].
  
  
  RESULTS
  All patients achieved a satisfactory result with the technique employed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  RATIO is a useful procedure to restore binocular alignment in cases of inferior rectus absence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, R. Gutierrez Children's Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina. egamio@ciudad.com.ar
authors.forename: Susana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gamio
authors.forename: Alejandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tártara
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zelter
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005124:Eye Abnormalities / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005133:Eye Movements; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009801:Oculomotor Muscles / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000473:pathology / Q000637:transplantation*; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures; D013285:Strabismus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D015348:Vision, Binocular