Adjustable rectus muscle recession surgery. A follow-up study
A. L. Rosenbaum, H. S. Metz, M. Carlson and A. J. Jampolsky
Fifty-six patients underwent an adjustable rectus muscle recession
procedure. This procedure permits the surgeon to enhance or diminish the
amount of muscle recession on the evening after surgery or the first
postoperative day if cover-testing indicates an inappropriate amount of
undercorrection or overcorrection. The adjustable rectus muscle recession
technique seems to be a practical and effective means to change the
strabismic deviation postoperatively. The procedure requires patient
cooperation and is most suitable for patients age 15 years and older. The
procedure has been effective in altering the angle of deviation, and this
alteration has been stable during the follow-up period in most cases. In
this initial series, the reoperation rate was low, postoperative alignment
was excellent, and complications were minimal.
