Botulinum toxin treatment for bielschowsky acquired commitant esotropia in adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Many researchers have noticed that there is an increasing trend of Bielschowsky acquired comitant esotropia (ACE) in recent years related to excessive near work, but the exact pathogenesis and treatment methods have not been reported yet. Therefore, we aimed to characterize the clinical features of this ACE in adults and to evaluate the efficacy of botulinum toxin (BTX) injections in these patients.

Methods

This was a prospective consecutive case series of 47 patients with Bielschowsky ACE. BTX was injected bilaterally into the medial rectus muscle of 45 patients, and twenty-seven of them (27/45) completed 10 months of follow-up after their last injection. Angle of deviation, fusion, stereopsis, subjective assessment of diplopia were documented before and after BT

SUBMITTER: Ai L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9533611 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature