Augmented Hummelsheim procedure to treat complete abducens nerve palsy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Horizontal strabismus due to a weak rectus muscle can be treated with an augmented Hummelsheim procedure, in which both vertical rectus muscle tendons are split, resected by 4 mm, and reattached to the sclera adjacent to the weak rectus muscle. Compared with vertical rectus transposition, the procedure spares two ciliary vessels and does not require placement of augmentation sutures. In this study, we evaluated binocular alignment and ocular motility in patients with abducens nerve palsy treated with an augmented Hummelsheim procedure.

Methods

The medical records of consecutive patients with complete abducens nerve palsy who underwent the augmented Hummelsheim procedure, usually combined with medial rectus muscle recession, were retrospectively reviewed. Binocular

SUBMITTER: Couser NL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4143379 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature