Extraocular Muscle Stretching as a Weakening Procedure — EOMS  

Strabismus, Comitant Clinical Trial

Official title: Stretching of an Extraocular Rectus Muscle as a Weakening Procedure

Status Active, not recruiting

Clinical Trial Summary

Interventional case series. Non-operated patients with an indication of medial rectus muscle weakening surgery (deviation up to 20 PD) who could cooperate with topical or sub-Tenon's anesthesia. Clinical workup includes routine complete ophthalmological evaluation. One double needle 6/0 Mersilene suture is used on each side of the muscle at 4 mm distance of the insertion and pulled / stretched to insert in the sclera 3-5 mm posterior to the muscle locking passes.

Seven patients with esotropia of 12-20 PD were included.

Clinical Trial Description

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Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Strabismus
• Strabismus, Comitant

• NCT number: NCT05778565
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Universidad Autonoma de Madrid
• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 13, 2021
• Completion date: June 23, 2023