title: [Surgery for convergent strabismus in childhood: why and when?].
abstract: The authors explain the reasons for and the timing of surgery for convergent strabismus, or esotropia, in children as a function of the particular type of strabismus. The goal of surgery is to correct the cross-eyed deviation by choosing the most opportune time so as to obtain the best binocular result with the minimum number of surgeries. The authors take a position in the debate over age at time of surgery for childhood esotropia, which is still controversial. Their arguments are based on recent neurophysiological and clinical data.
authors: Service d'ophtalmologie, nouvel hôpital civil, 1, place de l'Hôpital, 67091 Strasbourg cedex, France. Electronic address: claude.speeg@chru-strasbourg.fr.
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Speeg-Schatz
authors: Service d'ophtalmologie, nouvel hôpital civil, 1, place de l'Hôpital, 67091 Strasbourg cedex, France.
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Gottenkiene
authors: Service d'ophtalmologie, nouvel hôpital civil, 1, place de l'Hôpital, 67091 Strasbourg cedex, France.
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Sauer
authors: Service d'ophtalmologie, nouvel hôpital civil, 1, place de l'Hôpital, 67091 Strasbourg cedex, France.
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Roth
mesh_terms: D000065:Accommodation, Ocular / Q000502:physiology; D000367:Age Factors; D019274:Botulinum Toxins, Type A / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003290:Convergence, Ocular / Q000502:physiology; D004172:Diplopia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D004948:Esotropia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D056965:Injections, Intraocular; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D015348:Vision, Binocular / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D019274:Botulinum Toxins, Type A
keywords: Binocularity; Binocularité; Esotropia; Strabisme; Strabismus; Temps de la chirurgie; Timing of surgery; Ésotropie