title: Surgical management of adult onset age-related distance esotropia.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the effects of bilateral medial rectus recession for the management of adult onset age-related distance esotropia.
  
  
  METHODS
  Ten patients with adult onset age-related distance esotropia measuring 14 prism diopters or greater underwent bilateral medial rectus recession to eliminate the need for prism glasses.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In all but one case, the diplopia completely resolved postoperatively, with a median residual deviation of 1 prism diopter esophoria for distance and 2 prism diopters exophoria at near.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Bilateral medial rectus recession is a useful technique for the management of adult onset age-related distance esotropia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Rush University Medical Center and Advocate Lutheran General Children’s Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, USA. troy5054@yahoo.com
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mittelman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017668:Age of Onset; D004948:Esotropia / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D009801:Oculomotor Muscles / Q000601:surgery; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures; D012189:Retrospective Studies