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Surgery for Esotropia Under Topical Anesthesia

Not Applicable
Conditions
Esotropia
Interventions
Procedure: Topical strabismus surgery
Procedure: Sub-Tenon's strabismus surgery
Registration Number
NCT00993174
Lead Sponsor
Hospital Universitario Ramon y Cajal
Brief Summary

Adult patients requiring surgery for esotropia will be randomized to surgery under topical anesthesia or sub-Tenon's anesthesia. Amount of surgery required with the two anesthetic procedures will be compared. Motor and sensory outcome of the two treatment groups will also be compared.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
60
Inclusion Criteria
  • Esotropia deviation angle equal to or lower than 45 prism dioptres (requiring one or two-muscle surgery)
  • Visual acuity at least 20/40 in each eye
  • Cooperation for topical anesthesia
Exclusion Criteria
  • Paretic or restrictive strabismus
  • Previous eye muscle surgery
  • Significant eye disease other than strabismus

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Topical anesthesiaTopical strabismus surgeryPatients undergo strabismus surgery for esotropia using topical anesthesia (instillation of drops plus gel)
Sub-Tenon's anesthesiaSub-Tenon's strabismus surgeryPatients undergo surgery for strabismus (esotropia) using sub-Tenon's administration of anesthetic (xylocaine)
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Amount of surgery required in mm and mm/degree of deviation angleImmediate
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Motor (deviation angle) and stereoacuity outcome6 months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Hospital Univ Ramón y Cajal

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Madrid, Spain

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