Adjustable Strabismus Surgery

Foundation University Islamabad

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Strabismus

Treatments: Procedure: Adjustable strabismus surgery

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05425589

FUI/CTR/2022/2

Details and patient eligibility

About

Strabismus, whether congenital or acquired, is a common visual and cosmetic problem, especially for the young. Adjustable suture strabismus surgery is not in vogue in our country. This technique gives the surgeon a second attempt to provide a better outcome for the patients.

Enrollment: 50 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 5 to 69 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Horizontal, vertical and complex strabismus cases (sensory, paralytic, nystagmus, monocular elevation deficit and dissociated vertical/horizontal deviation) were included, along with patients with a previous history of strabismus surgery.

Myasthenia gravis was excluded along with noncooperative children; less than 7 years of age. Those who did not return for a one year follow up also had to be excluded.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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50 participants in 1 patient group

Adjustable strabismus surgery

Other group

Description:

Our objective was to assess the long-term success of adjustable suture strabismus surgery in terms of postoperative alignment and complications.

Treatment:

Procedure: Adjustable strabismus surgery