Traumatic avulsion of extraocular muscles: case reports.

We described the clinical, surgical details and results (motor and sensory) of the retrieving procedure of traumatically avulsed muscles in three patients with no previous history of strabismus or diplopia seen in the Department of Ophthalmology, State University of Campinas, Brazil. The slipped muscle portion was reinserted at the original insertion and under the remaining stump, which was sutured over the reinserted muscle. For all three cases there was recovery of single binocular vision and stereopsis.

Strabismus surgery learning for Ophthalmology residents of university service.

Purpose: To verify Ophthalmology resident's and supervisor's perceptions regarding learning and teaching strabismus surgery.

Design: Descriptive Study.

Subjects: 1(st) and 2(nd) year residents.

Results of monocular surgery under peribulbar anesthesia for large-angle horizontal strabismus.

Objective: To evaluate the results of monocular surgery under peribulbar anesthesia for large-angle horizontal strabismus.

Introduction: Monocular surgery may preserve some muscles if a repeat operation is required, may help to avoid the exposure of the dominant eye to the inherent risks of a surgical procedure and may reduce surgical time.

Methods: We evaluated ninety-two consecutive patients who underwent monocular surgery under peribulbar anesthesia for large-angle horizontal strabismus (angle of 40 prism diopters or greater).

Peribulbar versus general anesthesia for horizontal strabismus surgery.

Purpose: To compare the results of strabismus surgery under peribulbar and general anesthesia in cases of small and moderate angle of horizontal strabismus.

Methods: Medical records of eighty-four patients with small and moderate angle horizontal strabismus who underwent strabismus surgery were reviewed. Forty-two patients were submitted to the surgery under peribulbar anesthesia and forty-two under general anesthesia.