TABLE 5.
Overall Success† with one Surgery According to Procedure Performed
| Procedure | Number (%) of Successful Results |
|---|---|
| SO Tuck (n=3) | 1(33%) |
| IO Recession (n=4) | 0 |
| IO Recession/SR Recession (n=8) | 4 (38%) |
| IO Recession/IR Recession (n=20) | 13 (65%) |
| IO Recession/IR Recession/Harado Ito (n=5) | 3 (60%) |
| Other multiple muscle combination (n=5) | 2 (40%) |
SO= superior oblique, IO= inferior oblique, SR= superior rectus, IR= inferior rectus
Multiple muscle combinations included superior oblique tuck and contralateral inferior rectus recession; superior oblique tuck and inferior oblique recession; superior oblique tuck, contralateral inferior rectus recession, and ipsilateral superior rectus recession; superior oblique tuck, inferior oblique recession and ipsilateral superior rectus recession; inferior oblique recession, ipsilateral superior rectus recession and contralateral inferior rectus recession.
Success criteria included (1) correction of the anomalous head posture, (2) primary position alignment between orthotropic and 6 PD of undercorrection, and (3) no reoperation required for residual deviations in any direction of gaze.