J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.  2014 May;55(5):719-725. 10.3341/jkos.2014.55.5.719.

Changes in Hypermetropic Spectacle Correction after Surgery in Partially Accommodative Esotropia

• Bae SW
• Kim M
• Choi MY

• KMID: 2218093
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3341/jkos.2014.55.5.719

Abstract

PURPOSE
To investigate the characteristics of successfully weaning patients off of glasses and the change in hypermetropic spectacle correction required for maintaining orthotropia using an analysis of surgery results of patients with partially accommodative esotropia.
METHODS
We reviewed the medical records of 104 patients who underwent standard surgery for correcting partially accommodative esotropia. In total, 64 patients who had follow-up periods of at least 2 years were included. The patients were divided into 2 groups: 28 patients who were asked to discontinue their hyperopic glasses (glasses-discontinued group) and 36 patients who still needed hyperopic glasses (glasses-maintained group). We investigated the age at first visit and at surgery, total angle of deviation and residual angle of deviation with correction before surgery, weaning time of hyperopic glasses, follow-up period, and the time at which the hyperopic glasses were discontinued in the glasses-discontinued group.
RESULTS
There were no statistically significant differences in the age at first visit and at surgery as well as the duration of postoperative follow-up between both groups. The total esodeviated angle without hyperopic correction of the glasses-discontinued group was significantly lower than that of glasses-maintained group (37.4PD:46.7PD, p < 0.05); there were no significant differences in the remaining esotropic angle after hyperopic correction. The average hyperopic degree in the glasses-discontinued group was significantly lower than that in the glasses-maintained group (+3.0D:+4.7D, p < 0.05), there were no significant differences in the weaning time of hyperopic glasses between both groups.
CONCLUSIONS
The esodeviated angle without hyperopic correction was smaller and hyperopic degree was lower in the glasses-discontinued group than in the glasses-maintained group after surgery for partially accommodative esotropia. Therefore, it might be helpful to predict the postoperative possibility to discontinue glasses in the patients with partially accommodative esotropia.

Keyword

Hypermetropia; Partially accommodative esotropia; Spectacles

MeSH Terms

Esotropia*
Eyeglasses
Follow-Up Studies
Glass
Humans
Hyperopia
Medical Records
Weaning

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