TY - JOUR
T1 - Adjustable Bilateral Superior Oblique Tendon Advancement for Bilateral Fourth Nerve Palsy
AU - Bata, Bashar M.
AU - Leske, David A.
AU - Holmes, Jonathan M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2017/6/1
Y1 - 2017/6/1
N2 - Purpose Bilateral fourth nerve palsy may be symmetric or asymmetric with combined vertical and excylotropic deviations and so there may be an advantage to independent adjustment of vertical and torsional components. We report a surgical technique that allows such independent adjustment. Design Retrospective interventional case series. Methods Fifteen patients, aged 17–73 years, underwent adjustable bilateral superior oblique tendon advancements for bilateral fourth nerve palsy: 11 symmetric (≤2 prism diopters [pd] hyperdeviation in straight-ahead gaze) and 4 asymmetric. Motor alignment was assessed with double Maddox rods and prism and alternate cover tests preoperatively, pre- and postadjustment, and 6 weeks postoperatively. Results Preoperative torsion ranged from 7 to 30 degrees excyclotropia (mean 17 ± 7 degrees) and hyperdeviation from 0 to 10 pd. Preadjustment torsion ranged from 5 degrees excyclotropia to 40 degrees incyclotropia, and hyperdeviation from 0 to 8 pd. Twelve of the 15 patients (80%) were adjusted to a target of 0 pd hyperphoria and 10 degrees incyclotropia (actual mean 9 degrees incyclotropia, range 2–13 degrees incyclotropia). At 6 weeks postoperatively there was expected excyclodrift (to mean 4 degrees excyclotropia, range 0 degrees incyclotropia to 15 degrees excyclotropia), but 13 (87%) had 5 degrees or less excyclotropia and 14 (93%) had 2 pd or less hyperdeviation. Mean torsional correction from preoperative to preadjustment was 31 ± 14 degrees (P <.0001), and from preoperative to 6 weeks was 13 ± 6 degrees (P <.0001). Conclusions Adjustable bilateral superior oblique tendon advancement allows independent control of torsional and vertical components of the deviation, and therefore may be useful in cases of bilateral superior oblique palsy.
AB - Purpose Bilateral fourth nerve palsy may be symmetric or asymmetric with combined vertical and excylotropic deviations and so there may be an advantage to independent adjustment of vertical and torsional components. We report a surgical technique that allows such independent adjustment. Design Retrospective interventional case series. Methods Fifteen patients, aged 17–73 years, underwent adjustable bilateral superior oblique tendon advancements for bilateral fourth nerve palsy: 11 symmetric (≤2 prism diopters [pd] hyperdeviation in straight-ahead gaze) and 4 asymmetric. Motor alignment was assessed with double Maddox rods and prism and alternate cover tests preoperatively, pre- and postadjustment, and 6 weeks postoperatively. Results Preoperative torsion ranged from 7 to 30 degrees excyclotropia (mean 17 ± 7 degrees) and hyperdeviation from 0 to 10 pd. Preadjustment torsion ranged from 5 degrees excyclotropia to 40 degrees incyclotropia, and hyperdeviation from 0 to 8 pd. Twelve of the 15 patients (80%) were adjusted to a target of 0 pd hyperphoria and 10 degrees incyclotropia (actual mean 9 degrees incyclotropia, range 2–13 degrees incyclotropia). At 6 weeks postoperatively there was expected excyclodrift (to mean 4 degrees excyclotropia, range 0 degrees incyclotropia to 15 degrees excyclotropia), but 13 (87%) had 5 degrees or less excyclotropia and 14 (93%) had 2 pd or less hyperdeviation. Mean torsional correction from preoperative to preadjustment was 31 ± 14 degrees (P <.0001), and from preoperative to 6 weeks was 13 ± 6 degrees (P <.0001). Conclusions Adjustable bilateral superior oblique tendon advancement allows independent control of torsional and vertical components of the deviation, and therefore may be useful in cases of bilateral superior oblique palsy.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ajo.2017.03.028
DO - 10.1016/j.ajo.2017.03.028
M3 - Article
C2 - 28366647
AN - SCOPUS:85017458184
SN - 0002-9394
VL - 178
SP - 115
EP - 121
JO - American journal of ophthalmology
JF - American journal of ophthalmology
ER -