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Extraocular Muscle Stretching as a Weakening Procedure

Not Applicable
Active, not recruiting
Conditions
Strabismus, Comitant
Registration Number
NCT05778565
Lead Sponsor
Universidad Autonoma de Madrid
Brief Summary

Interventional case series. Non-operated patients with an indication of medial rectus muscle weakening surgery (deviation up to 20 PD) who could cooperate with topical or sub-Tenon's anesthesia. Clinical workup includes routine complete ophthalmological evaluation. One double needle 6/0 Mersilene suture is used on each side of the muscle at 4 mm distance of the insertion and pulled / stretched to insert in the sclera 3-5 mm posterior to the muscle locking passes.

Seven patients with esotropia of 12-20 PD were included.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
7
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patients requiring weakening of medial rectus muscle(s) for 12-20 PD of esotropia who could cooperate with topical / sub-Tenon's anesthesia, and had no previous eye muscle surgery
Exclusion Criteria
  • Patients with previous strabismus surgery

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Distance deviation at 2 months after surgery2 months

Distance deviation at 2 months after surgery (alternate prim and cover)

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

UAM

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Madrid, Spain

UAM
🇪🇸Madrid, Spain

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