SURGICAL TREATMENT OF STRABISMUS WITH INFERIOR OBLIQUE OVERACTION
Study the effectiveness of different types of operations on the inferior oblique muscle in the surgical treatment of vertical strabismus depending on the size of the hypertropia and the severity of the inferior oblique overaction. Results of surgical treatment of 80 children with convergent esotropia with a vertical component, caused by superior oblique palsy and inferior oblique overaction were analyzed. The Myectomy and Recession – Anteriorization were made depending on the size of hypertropia and severity of inferior oblique overaction. In cases of large hypertropia and severe overaction the Recession – Anteriorization procedure supplemented by «J» deformity. A differentiated approach to the choice of surgical procedures on the inferior oblique muscle has eliminated the vertical deviation in all patients, that paved the way for further functional treatment.