Outcomes of inferior oblique myectomy versus recession combined with lateral rectus recession in V-pattern exotropias

Elizabeth M. Bolton, Olivia Cheng, Jennifer L. Rossen, Brenda L. Bohnsack*

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Abstract

Purpose: To compare outcomes of bilateral lateral rectus recession (BLRc) paired with either bilateral inferior oblique myectomy (BIOm) or bilateral inferior oblique recession (BIOc) to correct V-pattern exotropia. Methods: The medical records of children (≤18 years) who underwent BLRc with BIOm or BIOc (10 mm) for V-pattern intermittent exotropia between December 2020 and May 2022 and who had at least 6 months’ postoperative follow-up were reviewed. Outcomes included horizontal alignment, bilateral inferior oblique action, stereopsis, postoperative exotropia control score, and additional strabismus surgeries. Analysis was stratified by preoperative V pattern into subgroups of 10Δ-14Δ and ≥15Δ. Results: Fifty patients underwent BLRc with BIOm (n = 26) or BIOc (n = 24), with no difference in age, sex, or follow-up length. Preoperatively, there were no differences in stereopsis, horizontal or vertical deviations in primary position, strabismus control, or inferior oblique overaction (IOOA). The BIOc group had greater preoperative V pattern than the BIOm group (18.1 ± 6.8 D vs 14.3 ± 7.0 D, resp. [P = 0.03]). There was no difference in BLRc surgical dose. At final follow-up (mean, 448 ± 189 days), both groups showed a postoperative decrease in horizontal deviation, amount of V pattern, and IOOA. For patients with ≥15Δ V pattern, BIOm decreased V pattern amount at distance (P = 0.02) and IOOA (P = 0.0035) more than BIOc, and BIOm patients had better control of residual strabismus at distance (P = 0.03) compared with the BIOc group overall, as well as for both V pattern subgroups. Two patients with BIOm and one with BIOc underwent additional strabismus surgery. Conclusions: BIOm or BIOc in combination with BLRc decreased the angle of exotropia and improved control. However, BIOm, especially with large V patterns, had a greater effect on decreasing the V pattern and IOOA and showed better control of residual strabismus.[Formula

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)341.e1-341.e6
JournalJournal of AAPOS
Volume27
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2023

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Ophthalmology
  • Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health

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