Surgical management of adult onset age-related distance esotropia.
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.
Mittelman
David
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Department of Ophthalmology, Rush University Medical Center and Advocate Lutheran General Children’s Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, USA. troy5054@yahoo.com
D000328:Adult; D017668:Age of Onset; D004948:Esotropia / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D009801:Oculomotor Muscles / Q000601:surgery; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures; D012189:Retrospective Studies