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SUBMITTER: Jayakumar M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6376826 | biostudies-other | 2019 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Jayakumar Manjula M Vel Suganya S Agarwal Amar A
Indian journal of ophthalmology 20190201 2
Faden operation was first described in 1912. It weakens the muscle in its field of action without much slackening and alteration in the primary position. When combined with recession the weakening effect is more. It is a useful surgery in esotropia with high accommodative convergence, nystagmus blockage syndrome, dissociated vertical deviation, Duane's retraction syndrome with up or downshoots, and in sixth nerve paresis, where it is performed on the contralateral normal yoke muscle to increase ...[more]