Research Article

Surgery for Complete Vertical Rectus Paralysis Combined with Horizontal Strabismus

Table 1

Patient characteristics.

PatientAge (y)SexDiagnosisAngle of strabismus (PD)Movement score of paralytic muscle Follow-up (mo)
Preoperative6 months PostoperativeaPreoperativePostoperative

139FemaleRIRP + XTXT 45 RHT 50X 3 RH 2−5−26
236FemaleRIRP + XTXT 35 RHT 80XT 7 RHT 6−5−27.5
324FemaleMED + XTXT 20 RHT 200−5−27.5
435FemaleMED + XTXT 30 LHT 25X 2 LH 2−5−26
521FemaleLIRP + XTXT 30 LHT 25X 2 LH 2−5−48
632MaleRSRP + XTXT 25 LHT 30X 1−5−38
717FemaleLSRP + XTXT 80 RHT 35X 5 RH 3−5−38
85MaleMED + XTXT 40 LHT 20X 2−5−28
95MaleRSRP + ETET 90 LHT 60ET 6 LHT 4−5−36
109MaleLSRP + XTXT 90 RHT 25X 2 RH 1−5−46

RIRP: right inferior rectus paralysis; LIRP: left inferior rectus paralysis; RSRP: right superior rectus paralysis; LSRP: left superior rectus paralysis; MED: monocular elevation deficiency; XT: exotropia; ET: esotropia; X: exophoria; RHT: right hypertropia; LHT: left hypertropia; RH: right hyperphoria; LH: left hyperphoria; PD: prism diopter.
aIn case 3, 6, and 8 postoperative vertical strabismus was not present.