Effect of Monocular Recession and Modified Tuck in Exotropia.

Joo, Kwangro; Park, Chan; Yoon, Kangho; Min, Byungmoo

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1992;33(11):1104-1108.
Published online November 1, 1992.

Effect of Monocular Recession and Modified Tuck in Exotropia.

Kwangro Joo, Chan Park, Kangho Yoon, Byungmoo Min

¹Department of Ophthalmology, Catholic University Medical College Seoul, Korea.
²Department of Ophthalmology, Chungnam National University College of Medicine Tacjeon, Korea.

외사시에서 단안의 후전술과 Modified Tuck 의 효과

민병무(Byung Moo Min),주광로(Kwang Ro Joo),윤강호(Kang Ho Yoon),박찬(Chan Park)

Abstract

Monocular recession and modified tuck procedures were performed in 33 patients of exotropia. The age ranged from 3 to 35 years (mean 8.7 years). After the follow up period of 2 to 15 months (mean 4.1 months), we obtained the following results. Preoperative and postoperative mean deviation angle of strabimus were 27.1 delta and 1.7 delta, respectively. And the success rate within +/-5 delta after operation was 75.8%. The bulging of the surgical lesion was noted immediately after modified tuck procedure and disappeared in 2 to 3 weeks. In conclusion, we obtained the satisfactory results in function and cosmesis.

Key Words: Exotropia;Modified Tuck;Recession