Horizontal Muscle Transposition Or Oblique Muscle Weakening For The Correction Of V Pattern?

Abstract

Purpose To report and to analyze the efficacy of horizontal rectus muscle transposition and inferior oblique muscle weakening in terms of pattern correction for patients with V pattern. Methods The review of the medical files identified 55 patients who had esotropia (ET) or exotropia (XT) with V pattern. The primary outcome measure was the amount of V pattern collapse (Delta). Results Of the 55 patients (mean age 22.1+/-9.5 years), 27 (49.1%) were males and 28 (50.9%) were females. The type of deviations was XT in 30 patients (54.5%) and ET in 25 patients (45.5%). Inferior oblique muscle weakening was performed in 43 (78.2%) patients, whereas horizontal muscle transposition was carried out in 12 (21.8%) patients in addition to recession-resection procedures. The amount of pattern was significantly reduced in both groups (P = 0.01 for the horizontal offset group and P<0.01 for the oblique muscle weakening group). Conclusion Oblique muscle weakening surgery and horizontal muscle offset are effective in the correction of V pattern when the amount of pattern is under 30 Delta.