Publications by authors named "Alejandra Roizen"

Objective: To describe surgical strategies in a series of patients with diplopia following implantation of a glaucoma drainage device.

Methods: Retrospective review of 9 consecutive patients who underwent strabismus surgery because of strabismus and diplopia after implantation of a glaucoma drainage device.

Results: Seven patients with marked limitation to ocular rotations and incomitant strabismus underwent surgery on the eye with the implant.

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Purpose: To describe a surgical approach to selectively weaken the anterior cyclotorsional fibers of the superior oblique muscle in subjects with incyclotorsion.

Methods: Retrospective review of five consecutive subjects with diplopia and incyclotorsion who underwent unilateral tenectomy of the anterior fibers of the superior oblique alone or in combination with surgery on another horizontal or vertical rectus muscle.

Results: The mean preoperative incyclotorsion was 7.

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