Use of prisms in ophthalmology: a review Part 1. The use of prisms in strabismus: historical background, methodologies and their outcomes

The paper points to the principle of prisms: if a prism is placed in front of the strabismic eye, images of objects impinging upon the peripheral retina are projected to the central pit, which creates optimal conditions for cooperation of both eyes and facilitates binocular vision. In strabismic eye...

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Main Author: V.I. Serdiuchenko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ukrainian Society of Ophthalmologists 2020-08-01
Series:Journal of Ophthalmology
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Online Access:https://www.ozhurnal.com/en/archive/2020/4/12-fulltext
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description The paper points to the principle of prisms: if a prism is placed in front of the strabismic eye, images of objects impinging upon the peripheral retina are projected to the central pit, which creates optimal conditions for cooperation of both eyes and facilitates binocular vision. In strabismic eyes, prisms are used for the following purposes: measuring the angle of strabismus; determining if binocular vision or suppression scotoma is present; obtaining sensorial orthophoria with prisms and developing binocular vision; compensating for diplopia and correcting forced head rotation in paralytic strabismus; determining the maximum deviation and the amount of surgery when preparing a patient for surgery; and diploptic treatment of strabismus. The review is related also to the literature of the last fifty years on the outcomes of treating strabismic patients with Fresnel prisms. In particular, the paper presents the advantages of modified Fresnel prisms developed in Ukraine and the outcomes of treating strabismic patients with these prisms.
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spelling doaj.art-aa7a0aedb8a04cdcb337cf9f8eff0fca2023-12-18T20:00:52ZengUkrainian Society of OphthalmologistsJournal of Ophthalmology2412-87402020-08-014697610.31288/oftalmolzh202046976Use of prisms in ophthalmology: a review Part 1. The use of prisms in strabismus: historical background, methodologies and their outcomesV.I. Serdiuchenko0SI "The Filatov Institute of Eye Diseases and Tissue Therapy of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine"The paper points to the principle of prisms: if a prism is placed in front of the strabismic eye, images of objects impinging upon the peripheral retina are projected to the central pit, which creates optimal conditions for cooperation of both eyes and facilitates binocular vision. In strabismic eyes, prisms are used for the following purposes: measuring the angle of strabismus; determining if binocular vision or suppression scotoma is present; obtaining sensorial orthophoria with prisms and developing binocular vision; compensating for diplopia and correcting forced head rotation in paralytic strabismus; determining the maximum deviation and the amount of surgery when preparing a patient for surgery; and diploptic treatment of strabismus. The review is related also to the literature of the last fifty years on the outcomes of treating strabismic patients with Fresnel prisms. In particular, the paper presents the advantages of modified Fresnel prisms developed in Ukraine and the outcomes of treating strabismic patients with these prisms.https://www.ozhurnal.com/en/archive/2020/4/12-fulltextprismsstrabismusdiplopiadiagnosistreatment
spellingShingle V.I. Serdiuchenko
Use of prisms in ophthalmology: a review Part 1. The use of prisms in strabismus: historical background, methodologies and their outcomes
Journal of Ophthalmology
prisms
strabismus
diplopia
diagnosis
treatment
title Use of prisms in ophthalmology: a review Part 1. The use of prisms in strabismus: historical background, methodologies and their outcomes
title_full Use of prisms in ophthalmology: a review Part 1. The use of prisms in strabismus: historical background, methodologies and their outcomes
title_fullStr Use of prisms in ophthalmology: a review Part 1. The use of prisms in strabismus: historical background, methodologies and their outcomes
title_full_unstemmed Use of prisms in ophthalmology: a review Part 1. The use of prisms in strabismus: historical background, methodologies and their outcomes
title_short Use of prisms in ophthalmology: a review Part 1. The use of prisms in strabismus: historical background, methodologies and their outcomes
title_sort use of prisms in ophthalmology a review part 1 the use of prisms in strabismus historical background methodologies and their outcomes
topic prisms
strabismus
diplopia
diagnosis
treatment
url https://www.ozhurnal.com/en/archive/2020/4/12-fulltext
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