title: Comparison of the inferior oblique weakening by disinsertion or disinsertion-resection and tucking in the patient with infantile esotropia.
abstract: The effectiveness of disinsertion vs disinsertion-resection and tucking procedure of the inferior oblique muscle for infantile esotropia was studied. Preoperative muscle overaction scores were +3.2 +/- 0.6 and +3.3 +/- 0.48 for the two groups, respectively. Postoperatively, there was + 0.52 average score in five Group I cases, whereas there were none in Group 2. We conclude that the disinsertion-resection and tucking procedure is more effective than simple disinsertion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Akdeniz University School of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey. yduranoglu@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Yasar
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Duranoglu
authors.forename: Iclal
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Yücel
authors.forename: Selda
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kivrakdal
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D004948:Esotropia / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009801:Oculomotor Muscles / Q000601:surgery*; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures; D015348:Vision, Binocular / Q000502:physiology; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000502:physiology