Open AccessUses of the inferior oblique muscle in strabismus surgery
Author(s) -
David R. Stager,
Lori Dao,
Joost Felius
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
middle east african journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.357
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0975-1599
pISSN - 0974-9233
DOI - 10.4103/0974-9233.159723
Subject(s) - hypertropia , inferior oblique muscle , medicine , strabismus , oblique case , strabismus surgery , anatomy , superior oblique muscle , inferior rectus muscle , gaze , extraocular muscles , pathology , artificial intelligence , palsy , linguistics , philosophy , alternative medicine , computer science
Inferior oblique muscle weakening is typically performed for overaction of the muscle. In this article, we review inferior oblique muscle anatomy, different weakening procedures, and recent surgical techniques that take advantage of the muscle's unique anatomy for the treatment of additional indications such as excyclotorsion and hypertropia in primary gaze.