Surgical Procedure Joining the Lateral Rectus and Superior Rectus Muscles With or Without Medial Rectus Recession for the Treatment of Strabismus Associated With High Myopia

Akar, Serpil; Gokyigit, Birsen; Aribal, MUSTAFA; Demir, Abdulvahit; Goker, Yasin; Demirok, Ahmet

doi:10.3928/01913913-20131119-01

Surgical Procedure Joining the Lateral Rectus and Superior Rectus Muscles With or Without Medial Rectus Recession for the Treatment of Strabismus Associated With High Myopia

Akar S., Gokyigit B., Aribal E., Demir A., Goker Y. S., Demirok A.

JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC OPHTHALMOLOGY & STRABISMUS, vol.51, no.1, pp.53-58, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 51 Issue: 1
Publication Date: 2014
Doi Number: 10.3928/01913913-20131119-01
Journal Name: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC OPHTHALMOLOGY & STRABISMUS
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.53-58
Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Purpose: To evaluate the outcomes of a surgical procedure involving the muscle union of the superior rectus (SR) and lateral rectus (LR) muscles with or without medial rectus (MR) recession for the treatment of strabismus associated with high myopia and the anatomic changes from before and after surgery.