Korean J Ophthalmol.  2012 Feb;26(1):69-71. 10.3341/kjo.2012.26.1.69.

Recession-Resection Surgery Augmented with Botulinum Toxin A Chemodenervation for Paralytic Horizontal Strabismus

• Kim EJ
• Hong S
• Lee JB
• Han SH

• KMID: 1120187
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3341/kjo.2012.26.1.69

Abstract

In this case series study, we assessed the effects of recession-resection surgery augmented with botulinum toxin A chemodenervation for patients with chronic paralytic horizontal strabismus. In addition, we compared these effects with those of full tendon transposition (FTT) augmented with posterior intermuscular suture (PIMS). Ten patients who underwent strabismus surgery due to paralytic horizontal strabismus were retrospectively reviewed. They received a recession-resection surgery augmented with botulinum toxin A chemodenervation (type I surgery) or a FTT augmented with PIMS (type II surgery). The preoperative angle of deviation (AOD) and postoperative improvement in AOD were compared according to the type of procedure. The preoperative AOD was 60.00 +/- 28.50 prism diopters (PD) for type I surgery and 68.00 +/- 27.06 PD for type II (p = 0.421). Improvement in AOD was 53.20 +/- 25.01 PD for type I surgery and 44.20 +/- 18.74 PD for type II (p = 0.548). Recession-resection surgery augmented with botulinum toxin A chemodenervation is a concise and effective procedure for treating paralytic horizontal strabismus.

Keyword

Botulinum toxins type A; Paralytic strabismus; Recession-resection surgery

MeSH Terms

Adolescent
Botulinum Toxins, Type A/*therapeutic use
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Nerve Block/*methods
Neuromuscular Agents/*therapeutic use
Oculomotor Muscles/*transplantation
Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures/*methods
Strabismus/etiology/*therapy
Suture Techniques
Tendon Transfer/*methods

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