Journal Reviews

MISS vs. fornix approach

1 December 2016 | | Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus | Fornix approach, horizontal strabismus, inflammation, minimally invasive strabismus surgery, surgical time

The objectives of this study were to compare minimally invasive strabismus surgery (MISS) with the fornix approach in paediatric horizontal strabismus surgery (<12 years) and to evaluate early postoperative inflammation, visual acuity and operating time after a four-year training period...

Refractive changes after surgery

1 August 2016 | | Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus | Astigmatism, horizontal muscle surgery;, horizontal strabismus surgery, refraction, surgical induced refractive error

A long-term follow-up study was conducted to report power vector analysis of refractive astigmatic changes in a large group of 137 patients (250 eyes) undergoing horizontal strabismus surgery. Fifty-four percent were male. The average age was 9.22±8.21 years. Fifty-five percent...