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G R Diamond

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Topical anesthesia for strabismus surgery.

Twenty-two adults underwent strabismus surgery under topical anesthesia over the past 4 years. Benefits of this technique include avoidance of certain hazards of general and retrobulbar anesthesia, the ability to adjust eye position to the patient's satisfaction on the operative table, and expanded options for patients unwilling to undergo general anesthesia. The major disadvantages are the possibility of increased patient discomfort. Patient selection is important.

Administration, Topical↗

True transposition procedures.

Three patients with large-angle strabismus and irreversible amblyopia in a previously-operated eye underwent a true transposition procedure in which a segment of resected extraocular muscle was used to lengthen its antagonist. Postoperative results were satisfactory and stable during follow-up of 9 to 14 months. Four prism diopters of deviation were corrected per millimeter of "alteration" (mm resection plus mm lengthening plus mm recession minus mm advancement). True transposition procedures can permit surgeons to capture large strabismus deviations with two-muscle surgery on one eye, appear safe and predictable, and offer an option in those patients who refuse adjustable suture techniques.

Adolescent↗