title: Surgical correction of caruncular distortion after medial rectus resection.
abstract: Strabismus surgery can lead to successful eye alignment but may cause scarring and distortion of conjunctiva and adjacent structures in some cases. We report two patients who developed epiphora when the lacrimal caruncles became distorted after strabismus surgery. Both cases followed successful medial rectus muscle resections for exotropia. A simple excision of the caruncles improved the epiphora and produced a satisfactory appearance.
authors: Department of Ophthalmology, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.
authors: Mariko
authors: M
authors: Fukui
authors: Yoshiko
authors: Y
authors: Takai
authors: Yoshihiko
authors: Y
authors: Tanabe
authors: Kiyoko
authors: K
authors: Ukai
authors: Emi
authors: E
authors: Iwata
authors: Hiroko
authors: H
authors: Terasaki
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005099:Exotropia / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007766:Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation / Q000379:methods; D013285:Strabismus / Q000601:surgery*; D013536:Suture Techniques