title: Surgical treatment of familial absence of the inferior rectus muscle.
abstract: Familial inferior rectus muscle aplasia is rare. Patients with this condition require surgery to correct hypertropia and anomalous head posture. We report successful surgical outcomes in a father with bilateral and his 2 children with unilateral absent inferior rectus muscle, all 3 of whom were diagnosed preoperatively by imaging.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Ophthalmology, Sankara Nethralaya, Kolkata, India.
authors.forename: Sujata
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Guha
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Ophthalmology, Sankara Nethralaya, Kolkata, India. Electronic address: preetimhurakadli@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Preeti M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Hurakadli
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Ophthalmology, Sankara Nethralaya, Kolkata, India.
authors.forename: Sanil V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Ophthalmology, Sankara Nethralaya, Kolkata, India.
authors.forename: Khyati
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shah
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005124:Eye Abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005133:Eye Movements / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015835:Ocular Motility Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009801:Oculomotor Muscles / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures; D010375:Pedigree; D013709:Tendon Transfer / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed