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. 2022 Jan-Mar;72(1):29-31.
Epub 2021 Dec 7.

Integrated Intraoperative Optical Coherence Tomography during Scleral Pass in Strabismus Surgery

Julia Kuhn  1   2 , Matthew S Pihlblad  1   2
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Integrated Intraoperative Optical Coherence Tomography during Scleral Pass in Strabismus Surgery

Julia Kuhn et al. J Binocul Vis Ocul Motil. 2022 Jan-Mar.

Abstract

We describe a novel application of integrated intraoperative OCT (iiOCT) to strabismus surgery during the scleral pass and demonstrate it to be a useful tool. A number of complications can arise from inappropriate scleral pass depth during strabismus surgery, leading to an increased risk of unwanted complications including endophthalmitis, retinal detachment, and a lost or slipped muscle. Our study demonstrated that the use of iiOCT provides easy to interpret, real-time feedback to the strabismus surgeon and may translate to safer, more consistent scleral suturing during strabismus surgery and strabismus surgical training. .

Keywords: Strabismus surgery; integrated intraoperative optical coherence tomography; scleral pass.

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Disclosure of interest: The authors report no conflict of interest.

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Figure 1:
The external view with corresponding OCT image of a scleral pass at approximately 50 percent scleral thickness
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