Extraocular Muscle Stretching as a Weakening Procedure
Not Applicable
Active, not recruiting
- Conditions
- Strabismus, Comitant
- Interventions
- Procedure: Extraocular muscle stretching
- 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
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Extraocular muscle stretching arm Extraocular muscle stretching -
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Distance deviation at 2 months after surgery 2 months Distance deviation at 2 months after surgery (alternate prim and cover)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
UAM
🇪🇸Madrid, Spain