Strabismus Surgery for Thyroid Ophthalmopathy.

Oh, Hyun Sub; Chang, Yoon Hee; Lee, Jong Bok

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 2002;43(9):1718-1723.
Published online September 1, 2002.

Strabismus Surgery for Thyroid Ophthalmopathy.

Hyun Sub Oh, Yoon Hee Chang, Jong Bok Lee

The Institute of Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. 491209@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr

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오현섭 ( Hyun Sub Oh ) , 장윤희 ( Yoon Hee Chang ) , 이종복 ( Jong Bok Lee )

Abstract

PURPOSE
To investigate the result of strabismus surgery for thyroid ophthalmopathy. METHODS: This retrospective study included 13 patients with strabismus due to thyroid ophthalmopathy.These patients underwent strabismus surgery with intraoperative adjustable suture technique under topical anesthesia in the period between January 1997 and December 2000. Mean postoperative follow-up examination period was 13.2+/-9.9 months. RESULTS: Eleven of thirteen patients (84.6%) had heterotropia less than 8 prism diopter at last postoperative follow up examination. CONCLUSIONS: With relatively short period of preoperative examination, we achieved satisfactory surgical outcome for the treatment of strabismus due to thyroid ophthalmopathy.

Key Words: Intraoperative adjustable suture;Strabismus surgery;Thyroid ophthalmopathy