Effect of scleral buckle removal on strabismus surgery outcomes after retinal detachment repair

Restrictive Strabismus: Diagnosis and Management

“…This was seen in the "tight lateral rectus syndrome," after insertion of superior oblique silicone spacers, after inferior oblique surgery (antielevation syndrome), and after multiple strabismus operations with contractures and adhesions. 20,21 The restricted eye movements and misalignment related to the placement of an encircling band around the globe can be corrected by removal of scar tissue, division of adhesions, and recession of tight muscles (Figures 9A and 9B). There is an incomitant exotropia, a defi cit of adduction of the left eye and an up-shoot and down-shoot.…”