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Chu and Kim: The Effect of Unilateral Superior Rectus Recession for Dissociated Vertical Deviation (DVD)

Abstract

Purpose

This study analyzed the outcome of unilateral superior rectus recession in patients with asymmetrical dissociated vertical deviation (DVD) in terms of effectiveness and influence on the fellow eye.

Methods

Medical records of 40 patients (40 eyes) who had undergone unilateral superior rectus recession for the treatment of asymmetrical DVD were retrospectively reviewed from February 1993 to March 2009. The minimum follow-up period was 1 year after the operation.

Results

The overall success rate in the operated eye was 97.5% at 12 months and 90% at the last follow-up. However, a DVD larger than 10 PD developed in the fellow eye in 20% (8) of the patients. In patients who preoperatively had DVD in their fellow eyes, 50% developed DVD postoperatively in their fellow eyes. In patients who preoperatively did not have DVD in their fellow eyes, 14.7% developed DVD postoperatively in their fellow eyes. Furthermore, the angle of the DVD in the fellow eye increased with the surgical dosage.

Conclusions

Unilateral SR recession is effective in patients with asymmetrical DVD. However, a high incidence rate of DVD in the fellow eye should be considered, especially when preoperatively there is a small DVD in the fellow eye or a large DVD angle in the operated eye, whenever monocular superior rectus recession surgery is performed.

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Figure 1.
Relationship between the amount of superior rectus recession and the amount of DVD in the fellow eye at the last follow-up (r = 0.419, p = 0.007). DVD = dissociated vertical deviation; PD = prism diopters; SR = superior rectus.
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Table 1.
Demographics of patients undergoing unilateral superior rectus recession
Characteristic Values
Number of patients 40
Gender (M:F) 20:20
Age at initial diagnosis (yrs) 7.6 ± 9.0 (0–41)
Age at surgery (yrs) 11.2 ± 8.9 (4–42)
Follow-up period (mons) 49.1 ± 40.0 (12–170)

Values are presented as number or mean ± SD.

Table 2.
Preoperative deviation angle
DVD (PD) No. of patients (%)
<10 3 (7.5)
10–14 12 (30.0)
15–19 7 (17.5)
20–25 15 (37.5)
>25 3 (7.5)
Total 40 (100)

DVD = dissociated vertical deviation; PD = prism diopters.

Table 3.
Surgical dosage table for patients with dissociated vertical deviation
DVD (PD) SR recession (mm)
<10 5
10–14 6
15–19 7
20–25 8
>25 9

DVD = dissociated vertical deviation; PD = prism diopters; SR = superior rectus.

Table 4.
Postoperative results of DVD in the operated eye
Postoperative DVD (PD) No. of patients at 1 year (%) No. of patients at the last F/U (%)
0–4 35 (87.5) 29 (72.5)
5–9 4 (10) 7 (17.5)
10–14 0 (0) 3 (7.5)
≥15 1 (2.5) 1 (2.5)

DVD = dissociated vertical deviation; PD = prism diopters; F/U = follow-up.

Table 5.
Postoperative results of DVD in the fellow eye
Fellow eye DVD (PD) No. of patients at 1 year (%) No. of patients at the last F/U (%)
≤4 1 (2.5) 1 (2.5)
5–9 5 (12.5) 4 (10)
10–14 3 (7.5) 2 (5)
≥15 4 (10) 6 (15)

DVD = dissociated vertical deviation; PD = prism diopters; F/U = follow-up.

Table 6.
Postoperative results of patients who had DVD in the fellow eye preoperatively
Case No. Preoperative
Postoperative
Operated eye DVD (PD) Amount of SR recession (mm) Fellow eye DVD (PD) Final state
1 14 6 4 Fellow eye DVD (10 PD)
2 18 7 5 No DVD in both eyes
3 25 8 8 No DVD in both eyes
4 30 8 6 DVD recur (14 PD), Fellow eye DVD (14 PD)
5 30 8 8 Fellow eye DVD (15 PD)
6 30 9 4 Hypotropia (20 PD) in the operated eye, No fellow eye DVD
  Mean: 24.5 ± 7.0   Mean: 5.8 ± 1.8  

DVD = dissociated vertical deviation; PD = prism diopters.

Table 7.
Postoperative results of DVD in the fellow eye according to the amount of SR recession
Amount of SR recession (mm) Fellow eye DVD (≥1 PD) at the last F/U (n) Fellow eye DVD (≥10 PD) at the last F/U (n)
5 0 0
6 2 1
7 6 2
8 5 5
9 0 0

SR = superior rectus; DVD = dissociated vertical deviation; PD = prism diopters; F/U = follow-up.

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