Vertical rectus muscle transposition for correcting abduction deficiency in Duane's syndrome type 1 and sixth nerve palsy.

Purpose: To report the clinical outcome and complications of the Scott Foster procedure for treating abduction deficiency in patients with Duane's syndrome type 1 and sixth nerve palsy.

Methods: A retrospective, interventional case series included 62 consecutive patients (62 eyes: 38 eyes with Duane's syndrome and 24 eyes with sixth nerve palsy) who underwent the Scott Foster procedure for treatment of abduction deficiency. The main outcome measures were deviation, face turn, and abduction deficiency.

Superior oblique tendon spacer with application of nonabsorbable adjustable suture for treatment of Brown syndrome.

Purpose: To evaluate the outcomes of a superior oblique tendon spacer procedure using nonabsorbable adjustable sutures in patients with Brown syndrome.

Methods: This noncomparative interventional case series includes 25 eyes of 25 patients with Brown syndrome. In all patients the superior oblique tendon was exposed; two nonabsorbable polyester sutures were placed 4 mm apart, and the tendon was cut.