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Michael B. Raizman, MD; Roy W. Beck, MD
Ann Arbor, Mich

Arch Ophthalmol. 1985;103(12):1783-1787.

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To the Editor.

—Anterior segment ischemia has been considered a rare complication following strabismus surgery and generally does not occur unless three or four rectus muscles are removed from the globe.¹ Surgery involving two rectus muscles was reported to have caused anterior segment ischemia in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia.² Fells and Marsh³ noted mild signs of ischemia and ocular circulatory abnormalities in an unspecified number of patients following surgery on two rectus muscles.

Report of a Case.

—A 42-year-old woman, with a history of a previously treated hyperfunctioning adenoma of the thyroid gland, was found to have left upper eyelid retraction and bilateral restriction of supraduction and abduction with 25 diopters of esotropia and 7 D of hypertropia OS in the primary position. Exophthalmometric readings were 19 mm bilaterally. Results of the remainder of her examination were normal. A computed tomographic scan demonstrated bilateral enlargement . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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