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ArticleFrontiers in medicine2024

Effect of the prism and Maddox rod test as the surgical target for type III acute acquired comitant esotropia.

Huihang Wang, Weidong Zheng

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Article in Frontiers in medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  1. Evaluation of surgical outcomes and intervention threshold for small-angle acute acquired comitant esotropia.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2026
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Huihang WangDepartment of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.
Weidong ZhengDepartment of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: This study aims to explore more accurate and efficient examination methods to provide precise target surgical measurements for patients with type III acute acquired comitant esotropia (AACE). Methods: The study conducted a retrospective analysis of 108 patients diagnosed with AACE who received surgical treatment at the Department of Ophthalmology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, from January 2018 to September 2023. All patients underwent examinations of the deviation angle, including the Hirschberg test, prism and Maddox rod test (PMT), and prism and alternate cover test (PACT). For the PACT, the minimum value (PACTmin) and maximum value (PACTmax) were obtained based on differences in examination methods, as well as the deviation angle range (PACT range), which represents the difference between PACTmax and PACTmin. Postoperatively, these patients were followed up for at least 6 months to assess changes in eye position and whether diplopia symptoms recurred. Results: In both near and distant examinations, the results of PACTmax were significantly greater than those of PACTmin ( Conclusion: The PMT can provide precise target surgical measurements for type III AACE, making it a fast, effective, and cost-efficient examination method. It is worthy of being promoted and applied in clinical practice.

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acute acquired concomitant esotropiadeviation angleexamination methodprism and alternate cover testprism and Maddox rod test

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PMID38686368
PMCPMC11056567

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