Recovery of stereoacuity after Yokoyama procedure in patients with highly myopic strabismus with good vision

Purpose: To report stereopsis after bilateral Yokoyama procedure in patients with highly myopic strabismus and good visual acuity. Observations: Five patients aged between 34 and 81 years with best-corrected visual acuity of 20/25 or better were operated on. The preoperative strabismus angle ranged...

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Main Authors: Tamami Shimizu, Akiko Hikoya, Miwa Komori, Hiroko Suzuki, Yoshihiro Hotta, Miho Sato
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-12-01
Series:American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports
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author Tamami Shimizu
Akiko Hikoya
Miwa Komori
Hiroko Suzuki
Yoshihiro Hotta
Miho Sato
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Akiko Hikoya
Miwa Komori
Hiroko Suzuki
Yoshihiro Hotta
Miho Sato
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description Purpose: To report stereopsis after bilateral Yokoyama procedure in patients with highly myopic strabismus and good visual acuity. Observations: Five patients aged between 34 and 81 years with best-corrected visual acuity of 20/25 or better were operated on. The preoperative strabismus angle ranged from esotropia of 35–113 prism diopters (PD) at distance and esotropia of 40–113 PD at near. One patient had left hypotropia of 4 PD and excyclotorsion of 15°, and the other had left hypotropia of 10 PD. Their axial lengths were 27.65–33.07 mm, and the posterior globe dislocation angles were between 123 and 148° on coronal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Limitations of abduction were between −1 and −2. All patients complained of diplopia, and none of them showed stereopsis. The Yokoyama procedure was performed on both eyes. Postoperative alternate cover testing showed from esotropia of 2 PD to exophoria of 8 PD at distance and from exotropia of 12 PD to esophoria of 10 PD at near.Three patients recovered stereopsis of 100, 50, and 140 sec, respectively. Two cases required unilateral inferior rectus muscle recessions, and their postoperative stereopsis was 25 and 50 sec. Conclusions and Importance: The Yokoyama procedure is effective not only in cases of heavy eye syndrome but also in cases of myopic esotropia associated with a globe dislocation angle of 120° or with little abduction restriction. If visual acuity is good, stereopsis may be restored with improvement in eye deviation.
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spelling doaj.art-be0aafba583c4a10a5f104f323bfda022023-12-09T06:07:09ZengElsevierAmerican Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports2451-99362023-12-0132101892Recovery of stereoacuity after Yokoyama procedure in patients with highly myopic strabismus with good visionTamami Shimizu0Akiko Hikoya1Miwa Komori2Hiroko Suzuki3Yoshihiro Hotta4Miho Sato5Department of Ophthalmology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka-ken, 431-3192, Japan; Department of Ophthalmology, Saga University Hospital, 5-1-1 Nabeshima, Saga-shi, Saga-ken, 849-0937, JapanDepartment of Ophthalmology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka-ken, 431-3192, JapanDepartment of Ophthalmology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka-ken, 431-3192, JapanDepartment of Ophthalmology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka-ken, 431-3192, JapanDepartment of Ophthalmology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka-ken, 431-3192, JapanDepartment of Ophthalmology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka-ken, 431-3192, Japan; Corresponding author.Purpose: To report stereopsis after bilateral Yokoyama procedure in patients with highly myopic strabismus and good visual acuity. Observations: Five patients aged between 34 and 81 years with best-corrected visual acuity of 20/25 or better were operated on. The preoperative strabismus angle ranged from esotropia of 35–113 prism diopters (PD) at distance and esotropia of 40–113 PD at near. One patient had left hypotropia of 4 PD and excyclotorsion of 15°, and the other had left hypotropia of 10 PD. Their axial lengths were 27.65–33.07 mm, and the posterior globe dislocation angles were between 123 and 148° on coronal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Limitations of abduction were between −1 and −2. All patients complained of diplopia, and none of them showed stereopsis. The Yokoyama procedure was performed on both eyes. Postoperative alternate cover testing showed from esotropia of 2 PD to exophoria of 8 PD at distance and from exotropia of 12 PD to esophoria of 10 PD at near.Three patients recovered stereopsis of 100, 50, and 140 sec, respectively. Two cases required unilateral inferior rectus muscle recessions, and their postoperative stereopsis was 25 and 50 sec. Conclusions and Importance: The Yokoyama procedure is effective not only in cases of heavy eye syndrome but also in cases of myopic esotropia associated with a globe dislocation angle of 120° or with little abduction restriction. If visual acuity is good, stereopsis may be restored with improvement in eye deviation.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451993623001007Highly myopic strabismusYokoyama procedureEsotropiaMRIStereopsisHeavy eye syndrome
spellingShingle Tamami Shimizu
Akiko Hikoya
Miwa Komori
Hiroko Suzuki
Yoshihiro Hotta
Miho Sato
Recovery of stereoacuity after Yokoyama procedure in patients with highly myopic strabismus with good vision
American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports
Highly myopic strabismus
Yokoyama procedure
Esotropia
MRI
Stereopsis
Heavy eye syndrome
title Recovery of stereoacuity after Yokoyama procedure in patients with highly myopic strabismus with good vision
title_full Recovery of stereoacuity after Yokoyama procedure in patients with highly myopic strabismus with good vision
title_fullStr Recovery of stereoacuity after Yokoyama procedure in patients with highly myopic strabismus with good vision
title_full_unstemmed Recovery of stereoacuity after Yokoyama procedure in patients with highly myopic strabismus with good vision
title_short Recovery of stereoacuity after Yokoyama procedure in patients with highly myopic strabismus with good vision
title_sort recovery of stereoacuity after yokoyama procedure in patients with highly myopic strabismus with good vision
topic Highly myopic strabismus
Yokoyama procedure
Esotropia
MRI
Stereopsis
Heavy eye syndrome
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451993623001007
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