Strabismus
Conditions
Brief summary
This study was done in alternating strabismus patients to compare symmetrical muscle surgery and asymmetrical one as regard efficacy and lateral incomitance after surgery
Interventions
PROCEDUREsymmetrical and asymmetrical horizontal strabismus surgery
surgery was done on the medial rectus muscle on both eyes, lateral rectus muscle in both eyes or medial and lateral rectus muscle in one eye
Sponsors
Minia University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
4 Years to 28 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* more than 3 years old. * alternating esotropia or exotropia
Exclusion criteria
* unilateral strabismus * paralytic or restrictive strabismus
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| There was 95% success rate in asymmetrical group compared with 90% in symmetrical one | one and half year | This result was measured by simultaneous prism cover test and expressed in prism diopter |
Countries
Egypt
Outcome results
None listed