Two hypothetical nystagmus procedures: Augmented tenotomy and reattachment and augmented tendon suture (sans tenotomy)

Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 337-344

  Dell'Osso, Louis F ^a,b   Tomsak, Robert L ^a,b,c   Thurtell, Matthew J ^a,b  

^a LOUIS STOKES CLEVELAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUGMENTED TENDON SUTURE; AUGMENTED TENOTOMY AND REATTACHMENT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONGENITAL NYSTAGMUS; EYE MOVEMENT; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GAZE; HUMAN; OSCILLOPSIA; REVIEW; SACCADIC EYE MOVEMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON SUTURE; TENOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; EXTRAOCULAR MUSCLE; EYE SURGERY; METHODOLOGY; NYSTAGMUS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SUTURING METHOD; TENDON;

EYE MOVEMENTS; HUMANS; NYSTAGMUS, PATHOLOGIC; OCULOMOTOR MUSCLES; OPHTHALMOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TENDONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 74949141740     PISSN: 01913913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/01913913-20091104-05     Document Type: Review

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