Anteriorization of the Normally Acting Inferior Oblique Muscles to Treat Dissociated Vertical Deviation Associated With Juvenile Glaucoma

Dissociated vertical deviation is the tendency for an eye to elevate, abduct, and extort when binocularity is disrupted. Most consider superior rectus recession as the treatment of choice for pure dissociated vertical deviation without inferior oblique overaction.1 If dissociated vertical deviation and inferior oblique overaction coexist, J deformity anteriorization of the inferior oblique muscle is chosen because this will address both issues.2 –4 Previous authors have successfully treated dissociated vertical deviation with inferior oblique anteriorization, even in the absence of inferior

Source: Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus - October 9, 2017 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Rehab Rashad Kassem, MD, FRCS(Glasg) Source Type: research