Integrated Intraoperative Optical Coherence Tomography during Scleral Pass in Strabismus Surgery

J Binocul Vis Ocul Motil. 2022 Jan-Mar;72(1):29-31. Epub 2021 Dec 7.

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.

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Oculomotor Muscles / diagnostic imaging
  • Oculomotor Muscles / surgery
  • Retinal Detachment*
  • Sclera / diagnostic imaging
  • Sclera / surgery
  • Strabismus* / surgery
  • Tomography, Optical Coherence