[Surgical correction of progressive high myopic esotropia by Yamada's technique: report of two cases].
"Progressive esotropia fixus" is a disease present in high myopic patients with a large angle esotropia associated with hypotropia with poor surgical results. This paper has the purpose to describe Yamada's surgical technique (hemitranspositions of the superior rectus and lateral rectus) applied to 2 patients with good surgical results.
Ejzenbaum
Fábio
F
Departamento de Oftalmologia, Santa Casa de Misericórdia, São Paulo, SP. fabio_e@terra.com.br
Goldchmit
Mauro
M
Souza-Dias
Carlos R
CR
D004948:Esotropia / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009216:Myopia / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D015840:Oculomotor Nerve Diseases / Q000150:complications; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome