Extraocular Muscle Stretching as a Weakening Procedure

Universidad Autonoma de Madrid7 enrolled

Overview

Interventional case series. Non-operated patients with an indication of medial rectus muscle weakening surgery (deviation up to 20 PD) who could cooperate with topical or sub-Tenon's anesthesia. Clinical workup includes routine complete ophthalmological evaluation. One double needle 6/0 Mersilene suture is used on each side of the muscle at 4 mm distance of the insertion and pulled / stretched to insert in the sclera 3-5 mm posterior to the muscle locking passes. Seven patients with esotropia of 12-20 PD were included.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Strabismus, Comitant

Interventions

Extraocular muscle stretchingPROCEDURE

Extraocular muscle stretching to test its efficacy as a weakening procedure

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 20 YearsMax age: 60 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients requiring weakening of medial rectus muscle(s) for 12-20 PD of esotropia who could cooperate with topical / sub-Tenon's anesthesia, and had no previous eye muscle surgery Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with previous strabismus surgery

Locations (1)

UAM

Madrid, Spain

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Distance deviation at 2 months after surgery

Distance deviation at 2 months after surgery (alternate prim and cover)

Time frame: 2 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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