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From aberrant regeneration to zylonite, find concise definitions of ophthalmic terms and optical concepts.

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resection

Resection is a strabismus operation that strengthens a rectus muscle by shortening it, which enhances the muscle's effective pull. The procedure is suitable only for a rectus muscle.1

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  1. Kanski, Clinical Ophthalmology (2024), ch. 18
  2. von Noorden and Campos, Binocular Vision and Ocular Motility, ch. 26
  3. Agarwal, S. (2020). Strabismus Surgery. In: Agarwal, S. (ed.) Strabismus Simplified. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-2135-0_9
  4. Kushner, B.J. (2017). Strabismus. In: Olitsky, S.E. (ed.) Pediatric Ophthalmology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28315-5_10
  5. Rutstein, R. and Daum, K. (1997). Anomalies of Binocular Vision: Diagnosis & Management. St. Louis: Mosby.
  6. Saxena, R., Kakkar, A., Menon, V., Sharma, P. and Phuljungan, P. (2003). Evaluation of factors influencing surgical results of horizontal muscle squint surgery. Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 51(1), pp.39-44.
  7. von Noorden, G. and Campos, E. (2002). Binocular Vision and Ocular Motility. 6th ed. St. Louis: Mosby.
  8. AAPOS: strabismus-surgery
  9. EyeWiki: Strabismus_Surgery_Complications

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Convergence Excess Treatment

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Explains why glasses with a near add come first for convergence excess, which vision therapy exercises are used, and how strong the evidence is.

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