Disintegration of the inferior rectus muscle during strabismus surgery for restrictive hypotropia

E A Paysse; D K Coats

Disintegration of the inferior rectus muscle during strabismus surgery for restrictive hypotropia

Ophthalmic Surg Lasers. 2000 Jul-Aug;31(4):328-30.

Authors

E A Paysse¹, D K Coats

Affiliation

¹ Cullen Eye Institute, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, USA. epaysse@bcm.tmc.edu

PMID: 10928671

Abstract

We describe a case of disintegration of the inferior rectus muscle during routine strabismus surgery for restrictive hypotropia after cataract surgery. We used this surgical approach to repair the complete infraduction deficit incurred from the injury.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aged
Cataract Extraction / adverse effects
Eye Movements / physiology
Female
Fibrosis
Humans
Intraoperative Complications*
Oculomotor Muscles / injuries*
Oculomotor Muscles / pathology
Refraction, Ocular
Rupture
Strabismus / etiology
Strabismus / physiopathology
Strabismus / surgery*
Vision, Binocular / physiology