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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