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  • Title: A comparative study of adjustable and non-adjustable sutures in primary horizontal muscle surgery in children.
    Author: Kamal AM, Abozeid D, Seif Y, Hassan M.
    Journal: Eye (Lond); 2016 Nov; 30(11):1447-1451. PubMed ID: 27419838.
    Abstract:
    PurposeTo compare the results of using adjustable and non-adjustable sutures in primary horizontal strabismus surgeries in children.MethodsThis randomized control trial included 60 cases of primary horizontal deviation. The adjustable suture (AS) group included 30 patients, and the non-adjustable suture (NAS) group included 30 patients. The follow-up period was at least 6 months. A successful motor outcome was defined as orthophoria or a horizontal tropia of 8 PD or less at both near and far distances. The success rate and ocular drift were recorded and analysed.ResultsThe mean age in the AS group was 3.48±2.37 years at the time of surgery. The mean age in the NAS group was 3.55±2.64 years at the time of surgery. The success rate at the end of 6 months was 86.67% in the AS group and 73.33% in the NAS group (P=0.197). In exotropic patients, there was a mean undercorrection drift of 2.86 PD in the AS group and a mean undercorrection drift of 2.17 PD in the NAS group. In esotropic patients, there was a mean undercorrection drift of 0.26 PD in the AS group and a mean undercorrection drift of 1.83 PD in the NAS group.ConclusionThere was no significant difference between the groups. However, the success rate was clinically higher in the AS group than in the NAS group.
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