Bilateral vs Unilateral Medial Rectus Resection for Recurrent Exotropia after Bilateral Lateral Rectus Recession

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 148, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Yang, Hee Kyung ^a,b,c   Hwang, Jeong Min ^a,c  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BILATERAL LATERAL RECTUS RESECTION; BILATERAL MEDIAL RECTUS RESECTION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIVERGENT STRABISMUS; EXTRAOCULAR MUSCLE; EYE MOVEMENT CONTROL; EYE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISM; RECURRENT DISEASE; REOPERATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; STEREOSCOPIC VISION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THERAPY EFFECT; UNILATERAL MEDIAL RECTUS RESECTION;

EID: 68949163082     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2009.04.017     Document Type: Article

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