Outcome of monocular surgery for horizontal strabismus in Hyderabad

Figures & data

Table 1 General characteristics of patients with strabismus: (n = 39)

Characteristic		Number of patients	Percentage (%)
Gender	Male	17	43.6
	Female	22	56.4
Age in years	5 to 15	16	41.0
	16 to 30	13	33.4
	31 to 45	10	25.6
Residency	Rural	13	33.4
	Urban	26	66.6
Use of lenses		14	35.9
Financial status	Upper	Nil	Nil
	Middle	17	43.5
	Lower	22	56.5

Figure 1 A 13-year-old boy with right eye concomitant strabismus.

Figure 2 A 13-year-old boy underwent right monocular strabismus surgery (15th postoperative day).

Figure 3 A 16-year-old girl with left eye concomitant strabismus.

Figure 4 A 16-year-old girl underwent left monocular strabismus surgery (15th postoperative day).

Table 2 Pre-and postoperative clinical characteristics of group 1 (esotropia)

Number of patients	Age (years)	Angle of deviation (PD)	Post operative residual	Surgical technique
10	05 to 15	<15	15	RC of MR
		8 patients	2 patients	5–6 mm over all
		>33.3%	8.4%	RS of LR
				7–9 mm over all
8	16 to 30	<15	<15
		6 patients	2 patients
		25.0%	8.4%
6	31 to 45	<15	<15
		5 patients	1 patient
		20.7%	4.2%

Notes: n = 24 (61.5%) Preoperative angle of deviation PD = 30 to 60 overall.

Abbreviations: PD, prism diopter; RC, recession; RS, resection; MR, medial rectus; LR, lateral rectus.

Table 3 Pre and post-operative clinical characteristics of group 2 (exotropia)

Number of patients	Age (years)	Angle of deviation (PD)	Post-operative residual	Surgical technique
4	05 to 15	<15	>15	RC of MR
		3 patients	1 patients	5–6 mm over all
		20.0%	6.6%	RS of LR
				7–9 mm over all
6	16 to 30	<15	>15
		4 patients	2 patients
		26.7%	13.4%
5	31 to 45	<15	>15
		4 patients	1 patient
		26.7%	6.6%

Notes: n = 15 (38.5%) Preoperative angle of deviation in PD = 30 to 60 overall.

Abbreviations: PD, prism diopter; RC, recession; RS, resection; MR, medial rectus; LR, lateral rectus.