ArticleIndian journal of ophthalmology2026
Efficacy of transposition of plicated medial rectus muscles in the treatment of A- or V- pattern exotropia (An Egyptian comparative study).
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purposeTo report the effectiveness of bimedial plication and vertical transposition for correction of exotropia associated with A- or V-pattern and compare it with bimedial resection and vertical transposition.
methodsWe retrospectively reviewed the results of surgery in patients who underwent bimedial plication (group I) versus bimedial resection (group II) with vertical offset to correct both exotropia and pattern deviation not secondary to oblique overaction in the period between January 2021 and January 2023. The results of both groups were compared. Success was considered when pattern deviation was ≤8 prism diopters (PD) and horizontal deviation was within 10 PD of orthophoria at 6 months postoperatively.
resultsThe mean preoperative angle of exotropia in PD was 40.6 ± 7.2 in group I and 41.1 ± 7.5 in group II (P = 0.8). At 6 months postoperatively, they achieved angle of 4.6 ± 4.1 and 2.5 ± 4.5 PD, respectively (no significant difference between both groups; P = 0.19). The mean preoperative pattern deviation was 21.3 ± 3.7 PD in group I and 21.6 ± 4.4 in group II. Postoperative pattern collapse was 16.7 ± 5.6 and 16.6 ± 4.1, respectively. The percentage of success in pattern collapse was 90.6% in group I and 84.4% in group II (no significant difference between the groups; P = .71).
conclusionVertical transposition with plication of medial recti is a safe, effective, and rapid technique for correction of cases of A- or V-pattern exotropia not associated with oblique overaction. Results were not significantly different from resection/vertical transposition.
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