Modified Y Splitting of Lateral Rectus in Treatment of Abnormal Vertical Eye Movements Combined with Globe Retraction in Duane Retraction Syndrome

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Ayse Gul Kocak Altintas

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Ayse Gul Kocak Altintas
Saglik Bilimleri University, Ulucanlar Eye Hospital, Ankara, Turkey

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Duane retraction syndrome is the most frequently seen restrictive ocular motility disorders. It is clinically presented with limitation of horizontal movement, variable amounts of upshoots or downshoots and globe retraction combined with narrowing of the palpebral aperture on attempted adduction. An 8-year-old patient presented with severe restriction of abduction, reciprocal upshots or downshoots, and globe retraction combined with the palpebral fissure narrowing of on adduction. After the modified Y splitting of LR and recession of both horizontal rectus operation, all cosmetically disfiguring clinical features disappeared. In this case report modified Y splitting procedure and its long-term efficacy is presented.

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Received: Wed 01, Jul 2020
Accepted: Tue 27, Oct 2020
Published: Wed 18, Nov 2020

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© 2023 Ayse Gul Kocak Altintas. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Hosting by Science Repository.
DOI: 10.31487/j.AJSCR.2020.04.02