Supermaximal Recession and Resection in Large-Angle Sensory Exotropia

• Published in: Korean journal of ophthalmology Vol. 25; no. 2; pp. 139 - 141
• Main Authors: Chang, Jee Ho, Kim, Hoon Dong, Lee, Jong Bok, Han, Sueng-Han
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Korea (South) The Korean Ophthalmological Society 01.04.2011; 대한안과학회
• Subjects: Adult; Case Report; Exotropia - physiopathology; Exotropia - surgery; Eye Movements; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Oculomotor Muscles - physiopathology; Oculomotor Muscles - surgery; Postoperative Period; Vision, Ocular; 안과학; Large sensory exotropia; Recession and resection; Supermaximal

In cases of extropia with an exodeviation angle over 50 prism diopter (PD), a 3- or 4-muscle surgery is a rational option. But, in patients with sensory exotropia, there is usually a strong preference for a monocular procedure to avoid surgery on the single seeing eye. Thus, we confined surgery to v...