Surgical outcomes after unilateral horizontal rectus surgery in children with infantile esotropia for the correction of A or V pattern.

PURPOSE: The management of A or V pattern deviation associated with esotropia can be challenging since the horizontal deviation changes with position of gaze. This study aimed to assess the effect of unilateral horizontal rectus surgery for the correction of horizontal deviation associated with A or V pattern in children with non-comitant infantile esotropia. METHODS: Twenty-seven children with infantile esotropia and A-V pattern, more than 10 and 15 prism diopters respectively, were included in this retrospective observational single-center study. Horizontal rectus surgery was performed on the most deviated eye under general anesthesia. The patients were divided into two groups: A pattern and V pattern. The outcome measures were change in the amount of pattern and rate of regression after surgery. The amount of pattern was characterized by the difference in esodeviation between upgaze and downgaze. RESULTS: Horizontal deviation at distance and near fixation decreased significantly (P<0.0001). Vertical gaze esotropia disparity decreased significantly (P=0.01 and P=0.0002 for A and V patterns respectively). A pattern esotropia was reported in only 2 (7%) cases after surgery compared to 9 (33%) before surgery. The number of subjects with V pattern esotropia decreased from 18 (67%) to 3 (11%) after surgery. CONCLUSIONS: The mechanisms involved in the pathophysiology of A and V patterns may not always be related to oblique muscle dysfunction. These findings suggest that unilateral horizontal rectus surgery may be an effective procedure to correct both horizontal deviation and A-V pattern in non-comitant infantile esotropia.

Reliability of objective ocular torsion assessment using fundus photography in infantile esotropia.

PURPOSE: To evaluate the interobserver reproducibility of objective ocular torsion measurements in infantile esotropia using fundus photography analysis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This retrospective observational study was conducted in our ophthalmology department at the University Hospital in Tours from 2009 to 2015. OBJECTIVE: Ocular torsion was assessed using fundus photography and analysed on Adobe Photoshop software within a population of children with infantile esotropia. Two observers, an orthoptist and an ophthalmologist, carried out the evaluation separately. The interobserver agreement was calculated for quantitative measurement by the interclass correlation coefficient (ICC) and by Cohen's Kappa coefficient for qualitative assessment. RESULTS: A total of 200 eyes (100 subjects, mean age: 6.88 years) were assessed. Statistical analyses for quantitative measurements resulted in an ICC of 0.98 (95% CI, 0.97-0.99) for right eyes, 0.96 (95% CI, 0.95-0.97) for left eyes, 0.98 (CI 95%, 0.97-0.98) for pre- operative eyes and 0.96 (95% CI, 0.95-0.97) for postoperative eyes. The ICC calculated on all four hundred fundus photographs was 0.97 (95% CI, 0.97-0.98). The interobserver agreement for qualitative measurements resulted in a Kappa coefficient of 0.91 for right eyes, 0.85 for left eyes, 0.90 for preoperative eyes and 0.86 for postoperative eyes. The analysis of all four hundred eyes returned a Kappa coefficient of 0.88. CONCLUSIONS: Objective ocular torsion assessment using our procedure, whether by an orthoptist or ophthalmologist, is a reliable and reproducible method for the management of infantile esotropia.

Long-term motor and sensory outcomes after surgery for infantile esotropia.

BACKGROUND/AIM: Infantile esotropia (ET), entitled as congenital ET, is defined as an alternating, cross-fixational ET that occurs within the first 6 months of life. The aim of this study was to determine the long-term motor and sensory outcomes after surgical correction of patients with infantile ET. METHODS: Medical records of 108 consecutive children who had bimedial rectus recession (BMR) initially for ET were reviewed retrospectively. The patients were divided into 3 groups: the group I, surgery before one-year old; the group II, surgery between one and two-year old; the group III, surgery after two-year old. RESULTS: No significant differences were determined among the groups for preoperative mean angle of deviation and refractive error (p > 0.05, for both). Development rate of dissociated vertical deviation (DVD) was greater (40%) in the group I, and the relationship between the rate of DVD and the timing of the initial surgery was statistically significant (p = 0.03). Risk for additional surgery was significantly greater in patients with a younger mean age at initial surgery (p = 0.01). Although measurable stereopsis rate was higher in the group I (35%, 32.4%, 27.8%, respectively) the difference among the groups was insignificant (p = 0.80). CONCLUSION: Patients with ET have limited potential of high grade stereoacuity despite the early alignment of eyes. Early surgery also has potential effects for the development of both inferior oblique overaction and DVD earlier.

Horizontal gaze palsy and progressive scoliosis in a patient with congenital esotropia and inability to abduct. A case report. / Parálisis de la mirada horizontal y escoliosis progresiva en un paciente con endotropia congénita y limitación de abducción. A propósito de un caso.

CASE REPORT: The case is presented on a 4- year-old child with congenital esotropia, limitation of abduction, cross-fixation, and thoracolumbar scoliosis. Genetic testing of ROBO3 gene confirmed the diagnosis of horizontal gaze palsy and scoliosis (HGPSS) DISCUSSION: HGPPS is a rare congenital disorder characterised by absence of conjugate horizontal eye movements and progressive scoliosis developed in childhood and adolescence. We highlight this motility disorder as a part of the differential diagnosis of early childhood esotropia with cross- fixation and limitation of abduction.

Congenitally Impaired Disparity Vergence in Children With Infantile Esotropia.

PURPOSE: We examined whether congenital impairment of disparity vergence in infantile esotropia (ET) exists in children with short duration ET (≤3 months) compared with long-duration ET and healthy controls. A short duration of misalignment would allow for a substantial amount of balanced binocular input during the critical period of binocular disparity development. METHODS: A total of 19 children aged 5 to 12 years and treated for infantile ET with a short (≤3 months; n = 10) or long (≥5 months; n = 9) duration of constant misalignment before alignment were enrolled. A total of 22 healthy control children were enrolled as a comparison group. Eye movements during disparity vergence and accommodative vergence were recorded using an EyeLink 1000 binocular eye tracker. Mean response gain was compared between and within groups to determine the effect of duration of misalignment and viewing condition. RESULTS: Compared with controls, children with short (P = 0.002) and long (P < 0.001) duration infantile ET had reduced response gains for disparity vergence, but not for accommodative vergence (P = 0.19). CONCLUSIONS: Regardless of duration of misalignment, children with infantile ET had reduced disparity vergence, consistent with a congenital impairment of disparity vergence in infantile ET. Although early correction of misalignment increases the likelihood that some level of binocular disparity sensitivity will be present, normal levels may never be achieved.

Visión binocular en pacientes operados de esotropía congénita con cuatro años de evolución / Binocular vision in patients operated of congenital esotropia with four years of follow-up

Objetivo: describir los resultados quirúrgicos y la obtención de fusión y estereopsia en operados de esotropía congénita, después de cuatro años de seguimiento y su relación con el ángulo de desviación preoperatorio y la edad al momento de la primera cirugía. Métodos: estudio descriptivo, longitudinal y prospectivo de una serie de casos, operados de esotropía congénita desde el año 2007 al 2010, seguidos durante cuatro años por consulta en el Instituto Cubano de Oftalmología Ramón Pando Ferrer. Se analizaron las variables edad al diagnóstico, ángulo de desviación preoperatorio y posoperatorio, edad al momento de la primera cirugía, presencia de fusión, estereopsia y desarrollo de ambliopía. Resultados: el ángulo de desviación preoperatorio promedio de los pacientes estudiados fue de 39,8 dioptrías y la media de la edad al momento de la primera cirugía fue 22,5 meses (DE 9,2). La media de supervivencia del alineamiento ocular fue de 39,3 meses, y fue superior en los pacientes con un ángulo de desviación preoperatorio menor de 40 dioptrías y con menos de 24 meses de edad al momento de la primera cirugía (p= 0,001). Presentaban fusión y estereopsia a los 4 años el 57,7 y el 26,9 por ciento de los pacientes. La media del número de cirugía fue de 1,42 (DE ± 0,504) a los 4 años. La causa más frecuente de segunda cirugía fue la hiperfunción del oblicuo inferior (19,2 por ciento). Conclusiones: la presencia de fusión y de estereopsia a los 4 años de evolución es mayor en aquellos pacientes con menor ángulo de desviación preoperatoria y con menos de 2 años de edad a la primera cirugía(AU)

Esotropia in Children with Ventricular-Peritoneal Shunts.

PURPOSE: Compared with the general population, patients with hydrocephalus are more likely to have strabismus. This study was undertaken to examine characteristics and outcomes of children with esotropia and ventricular-peritoneal shunt placement due to hydrocephalus. METHODS: This is a retrospective chart review of all pediatric patients with esotropia and a history of ventricular-peritoneal shunt placement seen by our pediatric ophthalmology service between January 2000 and December 2010. RESULTS: Sixteen patients between the age of 3 months and 5.6 years met study criteria. Nine were premature and all but one of the patients had developmental delay. Although all patients had a ventricular-peritoneal shunt, the diagnosis leading to shunt placement was intraventricular hemorrhage or congenital hydrocephalus in 75% of the patients. In all but 3 patients the hydrocephalus was diagnosed before the esotropia. Ten children had congenital esotropia and 6 had acquired esotropia. Eleven of the 16 children required glasses: 5 had a myopic prescription and 6 had a hyperopic prescription. Treatment of the esotropia resulted in 9 patients (56%) with successful ocular alignment (<10 prism diopters) on their last visit: 7 underwent strabismus surgery and 2 were treated with glasses only. Of the 9 patients who had strabismus surgery, 6 had congenital esotropia and 3 had acquired esotropia. Among patients who underwent strabismus surgery, 78% had successful ocular alignment at their last visit. CONCLUSIONS: While acquired accommodative esotropia is more common in the general population, children with ventricular-peritoneal shunts may be more likely to have congenital esotropia. Although developmental delay is very frequent, successful ocular alignment may be possible in this patient population.

Stability of the Functional Cure in Congenital Esotropia.

PURPOSE: To report the stability of the functional cure in a chart review of patients with congenital esotropia. METHODS: The charts of 31 patients with congenital esotropia, encountered in 2007-2012 with functional cure, were studied. The stability of the cure and duration of follow-up were determined by comparing the first recorded date of cure with the date of the last examination. The mean age of the patients analyzed was 19.5 years. RESULTS: Two patients decompensated in the subgroup of 24 patients who did not require hyperopic correction and 1 patient decompensated in the subgroup of 7 patients who required hyperopic correction. All patients with decompensation were realigned by secondary surgery. A small subgroup of 4 patients demonstrated gradual improvement of stereoacuity to 60 arc seconds or better. CONCLUSIONS: The functional cure of congenital esotropia is relatively stable in patients within the first 20 years. The secondary use of hyperopic correction and secondary surgery increased this stability.

Espasmo del reflejo de cerca. Tratamiento con toxina botulínica / Spasm of the near reflex. Treatment with botulinum toxin

CASO CLÍNICO: Mujer de 38 años con diplopía y endotropía. Limitación total de la abducción en AO al explorar las versiones, que se normalizan al explorar el reflejo de los ojos de muñeca. Es diagnosticada de espasmo del reflejo de cerca (ERC) y tratada con inyecciones repetidas de Botox en rectos medios, resolviéndose temporalmente el espasmo. DISCUSIÓN: El ERC se caracteriza por miosis, seudomiopía y convergencia que producen diplopía, visión borrosa, cefalea y endotropía variable, progresiva e intermitente. Se puede confundir con una paresia bilateral del vi nervio. El tratamiento con inyecciones repetidas de bótox puede ser efectivo en algunos casos

CLINICAL CASE: A 38-year old female with diplopia and esotropia, with limitation of ocular abduction in both eyes, with full abduction after doll's head rotation also being observed. She was diagnosed with spasm of the near reflex. Treatment with injections of botulinum toxin in both medial rectus has temporally resolved the convergence spasm. DISCUSSION: Near reflex spasm is characterized as miosis, pseudomyopia, and convergent strabismus that lead to diplopia, blurred vision, headache, and variable, progressive, and intermittent esotropia. As the spasm worsens there will be limited ocular versions and ductions simulating a sixth nerve palsy. Botulinum toxin may be effective in some cases

Treatment of congenital aniridia associated with subluxated infantile cataract.

A 5 year old boy was presented at Eye clinic University clinical center Tuzla with congenital aniridia in both eyes. Clinical examination revealed visual acuity of 0.08 without correction in right and 0.7 with -5.0 Dsph and -1.0 Dcyl Axx 109 degrees in left eye. Opthalmologic examination showed bilateral aniridia associated with moderate cataract in the right and incipient cataract in the left eye. In the right eye, zonular weakness with incipient capsular displacement and esotropia of delta6 degrees, were noted. The patient underwent phacoemulsification, implantation of capsular tension ring and Artificial Iris implant in the capsular bag. Phacoemulsification went uneventful and early postoperative recovery was successful with no signs of aniridia-associated keratopathy development and normal values of intra ocular pressure. Patient was not motivated for operation of the left eye and it was corrected with soft contact lens. Six month after the operation visual acuity in the right eye improved to 0.9 with +1.25 Dsph and maintained stable in left eye, with complete elimination of esotropia and signs of binocular vision restoration. Small incision cataract extraction with IOL and Artificial Iris implantation in one procedure can be used to correct congenital aniridia and cataract with significant visual function improvement.

[Timing of surgery for congenital esotropia].

Congenital esotropia is defined as an esotropia before the age of 6 months, because of its early onset and often constant angle, it cause heavier binocular visual function damage compared with other types of strabismus. Early surgery can improve binocular visual function, but demand reliable, accurate measurements which is difficult to achieve in children, and it may increase the risk of second surgery, amblyopia and anesthesia. Late surgery can gain reliable strabismus angle, but it reduced the likelihood of recovery binocular visual function, and the contracture of medial rectus after a long time esotropia increased mechanical limitation of adduction. Therefore, the choice of timing to do surgery has been controversy over the years. In this paper, we will combine the research status and clinical practice to discuss this issue, and present some point of view for the peer reference.

The prevalence of reoperation and related risk factors among patients with congenital esotropia.

PURPOSE: To determine the prevalence rate and related risk factors of reoperation among patients with congenital esotropia. METHODS: One hundred fifty-seven children with congenital esotropia were divided into two groups after at least one operation: children with deviation within 10 PD (n = 89; success group) and those with deviation greater than 10 PD or history of reoperation (n = 68; failure group). The relationship of risk factors such as age at first operation and primary congenital esotropia of less than 30 or more than 50 PD and accompanying factors such as inferior oblique muscle overaction (> +1), dissociated vertical deviation, lateral rectus muscle underaction, and A-V pattern with reoperation were studied. Final sensory status of children 5 years and older was evaluated by Worth 4-dot and Titmus tests. RESULTS: Reoperation was indicated in 32.4% of children who had residual esotropia greater than 15 PD after 3 months following their first operation. Congenital esotropia greater than 30 PD (P = .002) and lateral rectus muscle underaction of −1 to −2 (P < .005), were statistically different between the two groups. Initial operation at younger than 3 years was more likely to achieve gross stereopsis in children 5 years and older (P = .032). CONCLUSION: Congenital esotropia greater than 30 PD and lateral rectus muscle underaction were found to be risk factors of reoperation.

Factores de riesgo que influyen en la no obtención de visión binocular en operados de esotropía congénita / Risk factors present in failed binocular vision of patients operated on from congenital esotropia

Objetivo: determinar los factores de riesgos que influyen en la no obtención de visión binocular en los pacientes operados de esotropía congénita. Métodos: estudio de serie de casos en pacientes operados de esotropía congénita en el Servicio de Oftalmología Pediátrica del Instituto Cubano de Oftalmología Ramón Pando Ferrer, en el período comprendido de enero de 2007 a mayo de 2010. Se analizaron las variables siguientes: fusión, estereopsis, edad quirúrgica, estabilidad del alineamiento ocular, número de cirugías, ambliopía y defecto refractivo.Resultados: el 57,7 por ciento de los pacientes alcanzó fusión y el 30,8 por ciento logró estereopsia, en un rango de 3 000 a 400 segundos de arco. Los niños operados tuvieron después de los 18 meses un riesgo cinco veces mayor de no desarrollar fusión y cuatro veces mayor de no desarrollar estereopsis que los operados antes de esa edad. Los pacientes que perdieron el alineamiento ocular tuvieron al año de la cirugía casi tres veces mayor probabilidad de no alcanzar fusión que aquellos que mantuvieron la ortotropía. La probabilidad de no desarrollar estereopsis fue casi dos veces mayor en los niños ambliopes. Conclusiones: la cirugía temprana resulta importante para mejorar los resultados funcionales visuales en los operados de esotropía congénita. La pérdida del paralelismo ocular y la ambliopía estuvieron asociadas al no desarrollo de fusión y estereopsis(AU)

Objective: to determine the risk factors that have an impact on failing to achieve binocular vision in patients operated on from congenital esotropia. Methods: a case-series study conducted in patients operated on from congenital esotropia at the Pediatric Ophthalmology service of Ramón Pando Ferrer Cuban Institute of Ophthalmology from January 2007 through May 2010. The following variables were analyzed: fusion, stereopsis, stability of the ocular alignment, surgical age, number of surgeries, amblyopia, and refractive defect. Results: in this group, 57.7 percent of the patients reached fusion and 30.8 percent achieved stereopsis, in a range of 3000 to 400 arc seconds. The risk of not developing fusion and the risk of not developing stereopsis in operated children aged over 18 months were 5 times higher and 4 times higher, respectively, than in children operated on before that surgical age. Those patients who lose the ocular alignment after one year of surgery were 3 times more likely to fail to achieve fusion than those who kept orthotopia. The probabilities of not developing stereopsis were almost twice greater in amblyopic children. Conclusions: the early surgery is important to improve the visual functional results in those operated on from congenital esotropia. The loss of ocular parallelism and amblyopia were associated to unsuccessful development of fusion and stereopsis(AU)

Factores de riesgo que influyen en la no obtención de visión binocular en operados de esotropía congénita / Risk factors present in failed binocular vision of patients operated on from congenital esotropia

Objetivo: determinar los factores de riesgos que influyen en la no obtención de visión binocular en los pacientes operados de esotropía congénita. Métodos: estudio de serie de casos en pacientes operados de esotropía congénita en el Servicio de Oftalmología Pediátrica del Instituto Cubano de Oftalmología Ramón Pando Ferrer, en el período comprendido de enero de 2007 a mayo de 2010. Se analizaron las variables siguientes: fusión, estereopsis, edad quirúrgica, estabilidad del alineamiento ocular, número de cirugías, ambliopía y defecto refractivo.Resultados: el 57,7 por ciento de los pacientes alcanzó fusión y el 30,8 por ciento logró estereopsia, en un rango de 3 000 a 400 segundos de arco. Los niños operados tuvieron después de los 18 meses un riesgo cinco veces mayor de no desarrollar fusión y cuatro veces mayor de no desarrollar estereopsis que los operados antes de esa edad. Los pacientes que perdieron el alineamiento ocular tuvieron al año de la cirugía casi tres veces mayor probabilidad de no alcanzar fusión que aquellos que mantuvieron la ortotropía. La probabilidad de no desarrollar estereopsis fue casi dos veces mayor en los niños ambliopes. Conclusiones: la cirugía temprana resulta importante para mejorar los resultados funcionales visuales en los operados de esotropía congénita. La pérdida del paralelismo ocular y la ambliopía estuvieron asociadas al no desarrollo de fusión y estereopsis

Objective: to determine the risk factors that have an impact on failing to achieve binocular vision in patients operated on from congenital esotropia. Methods: a case-series study conducted in patients operated on from congenital esotropia at the Pediatric Ophthalmology service of Ramón Pando Ferrer Cuban Institute of Ophthalmology from January 2007 through May 2010. The following variables were analyzed: fusion, stereopsis, stability of the ocular alignment, surgical age, number of surgeries, amblyopia, and refractive defect. Results: in this group, 57.7 percent of the patients reached fusion and 30.8 percent achieved stereopsis, in a range of 3000 to 400 arc seconds. The risk of not developing fusion and the risk of not developing stereopsis in operated children aged over 18 months were 5 times higher and 4 times higher, respectively, than in children operated on before that surgical age. Those patients who lose the ocular alignment after one year of surgery were 3 times more likely to fail to achieve fusion than those who kept orthotopia. The probabilities of not developing stereopsis were almost twice greater in amblyopic children. Conclusions: the early surgery is important to improve the visual functional results in those operated on from congenital esotropia. The loss of ocular parallelism and amblyopia were associated to unsuccessful development of fusion and stereopsis

Congenital esotropia and the risk of mental illness by early adulthood.

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study is to investigate whether children with congenital esotropia (CET) are more likely than controls to develop mental illness by early adulthood. DESIGN: Retrospective, population-based cohort. PARTICIPANTS: Children (aged <19 years) diagnosed with CET while residing in Olmsted County, Minnesota, from January 1, 1965, to December 31, 1994, and their 1-to-1 non-strabismic birth- and gender-matched controls. METHODS: The medical records of patients with esotropia and their controls were retrospectively reviewed for the subsequent development of psychiatric disease. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The development of mental illness and associated comorbidities among patients with CET and their controls. RESULTS: A mental health disorder was diagnosed in 42 (33%) of the 127 patients with CET followed to a mean age of 20.4 years compared with 16% of controls (P = 0.002). Congenital esotropia increased the odds of developing a psychiatric illness 2.6 times (confidence interval, 1.5-4.8) compared with controls. The number of mental health diagnoses (P = 0.019) and the use of psychotropic medications (P = 0.015) were significantly more common among esotropic patients compared with non-strabismic controls. CONCLUSIONS: Congenital esotropia, similar to those with intermittent exotropia or convergence insufficiency, increases the odds of developing mental illness by early adulthood 2.6 times compared with controls. The cause of this association does not seem to be associated with premature birth. FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE(S): The author(s) have no proprietary or commercial interest in any materials discussed in this article.