This man
has had an old esotropia
since birth. He
also has a
deep amblyopia in the
left eye, and a
left hypertropia. The
oblique muscles do not overact and the palpebral
fissures are normal
suggesting no pulley heterotopy the fact that
the obliques do not appear to be overacting suggests
that vertical displacement of the horizontal recti
would be best.
A surgical plan for this man
could avoid surgery on the oblique muscles and
include the following:
1) Left eye:
MR recession
5 mm with 1/2 muscle width upshift and recess
the superior rectus 5.0 mm
2) Right eye: MR
recession 5 mm with 1/2 muscle width upshift