Strabismus surgical outcome with unilateral visual loss
Reviewed by Fiona Rowe

The purpose of this study was to analyse the surgical outcome of strabismus surgery in patients with unilateral visual loss and horizontal strabismus. This was a retrospective review of 21 patients. Nine children were reviewed with a mean age of 10.2 ±1.7 years and 12 adults with a mean age of 41.9 ±4.8 years. Mean preoperative logMAR visual acuity in the deviating eye was 1.4 ±0.7. Mean follow-up was 20 months. The most common cause of visual loss was amblyopia followed by congenital cataract. Thirty-eight percent were esotropic and 62% exotropic. All underwent unilateral strabismus surgery with a successful outcome in 89% of children and 75% of adults.

Surgical outcome of strabismus surgery in patients with unilateral visual loss and horizontal strabismus.
Dotan G, Nelson LB, Mezad-Koursh D, et al.
JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC OPHTHALMOLOGY AND STRABISMUS
2014;51(5):294-8.