Seven-Millimeter Bilateral Recessions of the Medial Rectus Muscles for Congenital Esotropia.

Kim, Nam Jung; Min, Byung Moo

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1996;37(1):173-178.
Published online January 1, 1996.

Seven-Millimeter Bilateral Recessions of the Medial Rectus Muscles for Congenital Esotropia.

Nam Jung Kim, Byung Moo Min

Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Chungnam National Universtiy, Taejeon, Korea.

선천내사시에서 양안내직근 7mm 후전술 결과

김남중(N J Kim),민병무(B M Min)

Abstract

We studied the success rate of bilateral 7mm medical rectus recession for 24 patients with large angle congenital esotropia through long-term follow-up. The success rate was 100%(24/24) at immediate postoperative period, 83.3%(20/24) at postoperative 6 months, 79.1%(19/24) at postoperative 1 year, 64.1%(9/14) at postoperative 18 months and 54.5% (6/11) at postoperative 2 years. Residual esotropia rate was 0%(0/24) at immediate postoperative period, 16.6%(4/24) at postoperative 6 months, 16..6%(4/24) at postoperative 1 year, 14.2%(2/14) at postoperative 18 months and 18.1%(2/11) at postoperative 2 years. Consecutive exotropia rate was 0%(0/24) at immediate postoperative period, 0%(0/24) at postoperative 6 months, 4.1 %(1/24) at postoperative 1 year, 21.4%(3/14) at postoperative 18 months and 27.2%(3/11) at postoperative 2 years. Residual esotropia may develop before 6 months and consecutive exotropia after 1 year postoperatively.

Key Words: Congenital esotropia;Consecutive exotropia;Residual esotropia