Prismatic treatment of acute acquired concomitant esotropia of 25 prism diopters or less

Abstract

Background This study aimed to assess the efficacy of prismatic treatment in a step-by-step manner to reduce prismatic strength in acute acquired concomitant esotropia (AACE) of 25 prism diopters (PD) or less. Methods In this retrospective comparative study, 36 patients with AACE with deviation angle ≤ 25 PD were treated with Fresnel prism in a step-by-step manner to reduce prismatic strength. The patients were divided into two groups according to whether they regained orthophoria and were weaned off the press-on prisms within 1 year: (1) the treatment-success group, which consisted of patients who had their esotropia eliminated and were weaned off the press-on prisms within 1 year after prism correction, and (2) the treatment-continuing group, which comprised patients who needed to continue wearing a Fresnel prism at 1 year after the beginning of prismatic correction because diplopia and esotropia still existed. Clinical characteristics and cooperation were analyzed and compared between groups. Results Fourteen of 36 patients (38.9%) were weaned off the prism and regained orthophoria and binocular single vision within 1 year after prismatic treatment. Compared with the treatment-continuing group, the treatment-success group showed smaller deviation at near and distant fixations (P = 0.024 and P = 0.006, respectively) measured at the beginning of prismatic correction, a shorter time from onset to prismatic treatment (P = 0.02), and a greater percentage of patients exhibiting good cooperation (P < 0.001). Conclusions Prismatic treatment in a step-by-step manner to reduce prismatic strength can lead to good outcomes of motor alignment and binocular function in patients with AACE of 25 PD or less. Patients showing good cooperation, smaller angle of esotropia, and shorter duration from onset to treatment tend to eliminate esotropia and be weaned off press-on prisms within 1 year after prismatic correction.

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“…Whilst favourable outcomes of AACE treated with strabismus surgery is well recognised ( Lee et al 2016 ; Hayashi et al 2022 ; Neena et al 2022 ; Wu et al 2022 ), conservative approaches have also been trialled. Wu et al .…”

“…Wu et al . ( 2022 ) evaluated the role of step–by–step increase of Fresnel Prism power for the treatment of smartphone associated AACE causing esodeviations of 25Δ and less. It was successful in inducing binocular single vision within a year for 14 of 36 patients, and it also showed some reduction in the angle of deviation for 20 patients who continued prism wearing beyond one year.…”

“…Wu et al . ( 2022 ) found that treatment is more likely to be successful in patients with a shorter duration between onset and treatment, and in patients with smaller angles of deviation.…”

“…Similarly to Wu et al . ( 2022 ), Hayashi et al . ( 2022 ) found that there was a negative correlation between a longer duration from onset to treatment and the effectiveness of treatment.…”

“…Whilst favourable outcomes of AACE treated with strabismus surgery is well recognised (Lee et al 2016;Hayashi et al 2022;Neena et al 2022;Wu et al 2022), conservative approaches have also been trialled. Wu et al (2022) evaluated the role of step-by-step increase of Fresnel Prism power for the treatment of smartphone associated AACE causing esodeviations of 25Δ and less.…”