An interventional study of Muscle strangulation in Strabismus, Divergent, sponsored by Sohag University. Completed at 1 site in Egypt. Open to participants aged 15 Years to 50 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-01-28.
Sponsored by Sohag University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
The goal of our study to evaluate effect of lateral rectus muscle strangulation as a novel effective weakening technique in cases of exotropia.
It is a case-series intervensional study with a total 12 participant who are diagnosed as exophoria or intermittent exotropia who are older than 4 years old.
All patients will be assessed regarding their angle of deviation and then undergo lateral rectus muscle strangulation under general anesthesia and then will be followed- up at 1st day, 1st week, 1st month and 6th months.
Under general anesthesia and after sterilization and draping of the eyes, an eye speculum is inserted. The muscle is exposed and hooked through either a fornix-based or limbal-based incision. Careful dissection is carried out to delineate the muscle edge, a previously measured blook of the lateral rectus muscle is sutured (strangulated) with proline 10/0 as in (fig-1). Patients will be followed-up next day after surgery then after 1 month and after 6 months.
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lateral rectus muscle strangulation as a weakening technique in cases of exotropia.
Procedure: Muscle strangulation
lateral rectus muscle strangulation as a weakening technique in cases of exotropia.
Correction of strabismus
the correction was done by lateral rectus muscle strangulation
Time frame: 12 months
orthophoria
to make both eyes aligned together, and to maintain orthophoria
Time frame: 12 months
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Plan to share: Undecided — we havenot decided until now to share IPD with other researchers
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