STRETCH TEST OF THE MEDIAL RECTUS IN RECU RRENT ESOTROPIA

In oculomotor surgery, evaluation of muscle elongation is necessary be fore deciding on the operative plan. This is particulary important in recurrent esotropia where the motor problem is highly complex because of visco-elastic alterations caused by previous surgery. The study of a series of 132 cases of recurrent esotropia shows that weakening of t he medial rectus almost always causes reduced muscle elongation, the e xtent of which is directly proportional to the amount of recession.