Heavy eye syndrome in a myopic patient with prior scleral buckle surgery for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment: Differential diagnosis and management.

Motazz Alarfaj, Abdullah Al-Owaid, Hamdah Alkhaldi, Sahar Elkhamary, Gorka Sesma

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Article in American journal of ophthalmology case reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Motazz AlarfajPediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Division, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Abdullah Al-OwaidPediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Division, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Hamdah AlkhaldiPediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Division, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Sahar ElkhamaryDiagnostic Imaging Department, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Gorka SesmaPediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Division, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital · SA

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purposeTo present a challenging case of heavy eye syndrome (HES) in a 56-year-old female who previously underwent scleral buckle surgery in both eyes. OBSERVATIONS: Ophthalmic tests indicated a diagnosis of HES, confirmed using pre and postoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). A silicone band loop myopexy was performed, successfully improving large angle esotropia at primary position and motility. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPORTANCE: MRI is essential to correctly identify HES, allowing a tailored surgical intervention that may lead to better outcomes for patients. Up to our knowledge, this is the first reported case of scleral fixated silicone band loop myopexy for HES in a previously scleral buckled patient.

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Heavy eye syndromeLoop myopexyScleral buckle

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PMID35243158

DOI10.1016/j.ajoc.2022.101418

PMCPMC8858879

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