Inferior Oblique Muscle Weakening Procedures

  • Kenneth W. Wright
  • Yi Ning J. Strube

Abstract

Historically, inferior oblique surgery was considered extremely difficult and was fraught with complications such as fat adherence, ciliary nerve damage with pupillary dilatation, and intraoperative hemorrhage. More recently, however, the management of inferior oblique overaction has improved substantially. The late Dr. Marshall Parks pioneered meticulous techniques that all but eliminated these complications. Another important advance has been the anteriorization procedure.

Keywords

Inferior oblique overaction Inferior oblique recession Inferior oblique myectomy Inferior oblique anteriorization Graded anteriorization J deformity Neurofibrovascular bundle Extirpation/denervation of the inferior oblique muscle 

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Copyright information

© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015

Authors and Affiliations

  • Kenneth W. Wright
    • 1
  • Yi Ning J. Strube
    • 2
  1. 1.Wright Foundation for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus Medical CenterLos AngelesUSA
  2. 2.Queen’s UniversityKingstonCanada

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