Abstract
Purpose
To compare the effectiveness of three procedures: modified Nishida procedure alone vs modified Nishida procedure combined with medial rectus recession (MRc) vs modified Nishida procedure combined with MRc and botulinum toxin (BT) for severe unilateral sixth nerve palsy.
Design
Consecutive, interventional case series.
Methods
The medical records of a consecutive series of patients with severe unilateral sixth nerve palsy who underwent modified Nishida procedure in multiple centres were reviewed. Surgical technique was decided preoperatively at the surgeon’s discretion. The preoperative and postoperative findings were compared.
Results
Of the 43 patients with abducens palsy that received the procedure, 32 were included (mean age 38.6 ± 19.8 years). Mean preoperative deviation was 63.0 ± 27.3 prism dioptres (PD) and mean limitation of abduction −4.5 ± 1.2. Five patients underwent a modified Nishida procedure alone, 24 patients had an additional MRc and 3 patients were also injected with BT. Overall, the average correction of modified Nishida technique by itself was 29.4 ± 6.6 PD (range 20–36) and adding a MRc corrected 62.6 ± 23.8 PD (range 24–120). Modified Nishida procedure, MRc and BT altogether corrected 95.0 ± 18.0 PD (range 75–110). No postoperative complications were observed in any of the patients.
Conclusions
Excellent outcomes with fewer complications are obtained with modified Nishida procedure alone. The need for additional procedures such as MRc and BT which increase the effect in primary position can be determined depending on passive duction and preoperative horizontal deviation.
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Hernandez-García, E., Burgos-Blasco, B., Özkan, S.B. et al. A comparative multicentric long-term study of un-augmented modified Nishida procedure vs augmentation in unilateral sixth nerve palsy. Eye 37, 170–175 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41433-021-01917-z
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