Sir,

The principle of muscle recession in squint surgery is to detach the muscle from the globe, then to reattach it at the pre-determined distance from the limbus with or without postoperative manipulation. In order to avoid excessive fibrosis and contracture of the muscle and adjacent tissues, this should be achieved with minimal trauma to the muscle and surrounding tissues. We describe a novel method of primary muscle recession that is used in our routine clinical practice.

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