2013
DOI: 10.4236/ojoph.2013.31001
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Silicone Band in the Surgical Treatment of Manifest Exotropia

Abstract: Purpose: A silicone band was sutured anteriorly to the edge of the lateral rectus muscle neotendon during recession surgery in order to reduce and delay the reoccurrence after exotropia surgery. Methods: Collected data of 12 patients (8 males and 4 females), aged 7-54 years with diagnosis of constant manifest exotropia and mean angle deviation in primary position of 15,04˚ (sd 1,18) for near and of 13,23˚ (sd 0,71) for distance. All patients underwent surgical treatment consisting of lateral rectus recession a… Show more

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“…Its application include surgeries for myopic esotropia and strabismus fixus,6 7 manifest exotropia,7 superior oblique muscle approaches8 9 and may be also used as an alternative to the retroequatorial myopexy 10…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Its application include surgeries for myopic esotropia and strabismus fixus,6 7 manifest exotropia,7 superior oblique muscle approaches8 9 and may be also used as an alternative to the retroequatorial myopexy 10…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%