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Park, Choi, and Heo: A Case of Esotropia at Near and A Type Exotropia at Distance

Abstract

We report the surgical correction of a case of strabismus showing reverse directional deviation. A 9-year-old girl showed reverse directional strabismus according to fixation distance. We performed a posterior fixation suture on the medial rectus 12 mm posterior from the scleral insertion and temporal superior oblique tenotomy. The follow-up after 18 months was as follows: The esotropia at near was reduced from 12 prism diopters to 4, whereas there was no change in the amount of exotropia at distance. The 24 prism diopters A type vertical incomitance was converted into 2 prism diopters V type vertical incomitance. The posterior fixation suture on the medial rectus was effective in reducing esotropia at near but there was no effect on exotropia at distance.

Figures and Tables

Fig. 1
Preoperative photographs of a patient. (A) A type exotropia with bilateral superioir obligue overaction. (B) Esotropia at near.
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Fig. 2
Postoperative photographs of a patient showing V type exotropia at distance.
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Fig. 3
Preoperative fundus photographs showing incyclotorsion of both eyes.
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