Strabismus Surgery for Thyroid Ophthalmopathy

ABSTRACT

PURPOSE: To investigate the result of strabismus surgery for thyroid ophthalmopathy. METHODS: This retrospective study included 13 patients with strabismus due to thyroid ophthalmopathy.These patients underwent strabismus surgery with intraoperative adjustable suture technique under topical anesthesia in the period between January 1997 and December 2000. Mean postoperative follow-up examination period was 13.2+/-9.9 months. RESULTS: Eleven of thirteen patients (84.6%) had heterotropia less than 8 prism diopter at last postoperative follow up examination. CONCLUSIONS: With relatively short period of preoperative examination, we achieved satisfactory surgical outcome for the treatment of strabismus due to thyroid ophthalmopathy.