The Preferred Postoperative Alignment in Infantile Esotropia

What is the preferred deviation in the immediate postoperative period following surgery for infantile esotropia? This is a difficult question to answer, although many have tried. It is clear that the initial deviation may not be stable and may continue to change during the years following surgery. In this issue, Na et al. identified factors associated with re-drift in patients with infantile esotropia. They found a significant difference in the development pattern between esotropic and exotropic drift in that recurrent esotropia occurred predominantly within postoperative year 1, whereas

Source: Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus - March 16, 2018 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Rudolph S. Wagner, MD Source Type: research