title: Anterior transposition compared to graded recession of the inferior oblique muscle for V-pattern strabismus.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare the efficacy of anterior transposition (AT) and graded recession (GR) in the treatment of V- pattern strabismus caused by overaction of the inferior oblique muscle.
  
  
  METHODS
  The charts of surgically treated cases of V-pattern strabismus were analyzed retrospectively and the patients classified as AT or GR. Age, initial horizontal deviation, initial V-pattern and the amount of V-pattern correction were compared between the two groups.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There was no significant difference in age (p = 0.066), initial horizontal deviation (p = 0.59), initial V-pattern (p = 0.15) or the amount of V-pattern correction (p = 0.78) between the two groups.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  AT is at least as effective as GR in the treatment of V-pattern strabismus caused by overaction of the inferior oblique muscle.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Clinical Hospital of Campinas State University, Campinas, SP, Brazil. minguini@uol.com.br
authors.forename: Nilza
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Minguini
authors.forename: Keila Monteiro
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: de Carvalho
authors.forename: Leandro
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: de Araújo
authors.forename: Cybele
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Crosta
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D009801:Oculomotor Muscles / Q000637:transplantation*; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013285:Strabismus / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D015348:Vision, Binocular