Complex Strabismus Pearls

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Complex Strabismus Pearls Laura B. Enyedi, MD GENERAL PEARLS FOR COMPLEX STRABISMUS If you do not know which surgery to perform, select the one that is easier and/or has fewer…

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Adult Strabismus Surgery: Special Considerations

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Adult Strabismus Surgery: Special Considerations Matthew D. Gearinger, MD PREOPERATIVE CONSIDERATIONS Adult strabismus patients are more likely to have had prior ocular surgery and experience diplopia than pediatric patients. In…

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Imaging in Strabismus

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Imaging in Strabismus Mays A. El-Dairi, MD DIAGNOSTIC CONSIDERATIONS Strabismus is a common presentation for intracranial pathology. Before deciding on surgery in strabismus, it is important to rule out an…

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Sensorimotor Considerations for Strabismus Surgery

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Sensorimotor Considerations for Strabismus Surgery Namita Kashyap, CO PRE- AND POSTOPERATIVE SENSORIMOTOR MANAGEMENT Ocular misalignment, diplopia, and/or visual confusion can occur for many reasons pre- and postoperatively and need to…

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Strabismus Surgery Complications

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Strabismus Surgery Complications Jill C. Rotruck, MD INTRODUCTION All surgeries carry risks and may have unexpected outcomes. Fortunately, severe complications in strabismus surgery are rare. It is important to understand…

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Pharmacologic Management of Strabismus

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Pharmacologic Management of Strabismus Jeffrey S. Hunter, MD Pharmacologic treatments may offer nonsurgical alternatives to surgery for pediatric and adult strabismus/motility disorders.1 MIOTICS / PARASYMPATHOMIMETICS (ECHOTHIOPHATE IODIDE [0.125%]) These drugs…

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Nystagmus Surgery

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Nystagmus Surgery Eniolami O. Dosunmu, MD PREOPERATIVE CONSIDERATIONS Indications for surgical intervention: Correct an abnormal head posture (AHP)—a consistent anomalous head turn, tilt, and/or chin position. The goal is to…

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Duane Retraction Syndrome

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Duane Retraction Syndrome Tanya Glaser, MD Laura B. Enyedi, MD PREOPERATIVE CONSIDERATIONS Duane retraction syndrome (DRS) is a spectrum of eye motility disorders caused by misinnervation of the lateral rectus…

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Paralytic Strabismus

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Paralytic Strabismus Jared E. Duncan, MD PREOPERATIVE CONSIDERATIONS Paralytic strabismus refers to a group of eye muscle impairments that results from innervation interruption to the third, fourth, and/or sixth cranial…

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Pattern Strabismus

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Pattern Strabismus Michelle S. Go, MD Laura B. Enyedi, MD PREOPERATIVE CONSIDERATIONS Clinical evaluation should include measurement of deviation in multiple positions of gaze with particular attention to the difference…

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