Annals of Optometry and Contact Lens 2017;16(2):47-50.
Published online June 25, 2017.
Surgical Treatment of Nystagmus
Ungsoo Samuel Kim
Department of Ophthalmology, Kim's Eye Hospital1, Seoul, Korea
Department of Ophthalmology, Konyang University College of Medicine2, Daejeon, Korea
Received: 28 April 2017   • Revised: 18 May 2017   • Accepted: 18 May 2017
Abstract
Surgery is the one of the option of treatment of nystagmus. When it comes to the patients with abnormal head posture including head turn, chin-up, chin-down and head tilt, we could consider the repositioning of the extraocular muscles into null point. In the patients without abnormal head posture, four-muscle recession or tenotomy could be considered. The surgical treatment of nystagmus may not only reduce the amplitude of nystagmus but also improve visual acuity.
Key Words: Nystagmus; Surgery


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