Demographic data of patients who underwent nasal transposition of the split lateral rectus muscle for strabismus from unilateral 3rd-nerve palsy dichotomised by whether they achieved binocular vision
| Demographic | Postoperative binocular fusion | Statistical analysis (p value) | ||
| Absent (n=57) | Present (n=30) | Univariate analysis | Multivariable logistic regression | |
| Age at diagnosis in years (median, IQR) | 1.0 (0.0–29.25) | 36.5 (20.75–47.25) | 0.00 | 0.41 |
| Time between diagnosis and surgery in years (median, IQR) | 6.0 (2.0–18.40) | 3.0 (2.0–6.0) | 0.007 | 0.01 |
| Prior strabismus surgery on the ipsilateral eye (n, %) | 14 (24.6) | 6 (20.0) | 0.63 | |
| 3rd-nerve palsy aetiology (n, %) | ||||
| Congenital | 29 (50.9) | 2 (6.7) | 0.003 | 0.02 |
| Neoplastic | 6 (10.5) | 7 (23.3) | 0.84 | |
| Traumatic | 6 (10.5) | 7 (23.3) | 0.84 | |
| Postneurosurgical | 4 (7.0) | 2 (6.7) | 0.49 | |
| Ischaemic | 4 (7.0) | 1 (3.3) | 0.26 | |
| Aneurysmal | 0 (0.0) | 3 (10.0) | 1.0 | |
| Other/unclassified | 8 (14.0) | 8 (26.7) | Ref cat | |
| History of prior binocular fusion (n, %) | 8 (14.0) | 16 (53.3) | <0.001 | 0.87 |
| Median preoperative exotropia (PD, IQR) | 65.0 (50.0–90.0) | 60.0 (46.25–87.50) | 0.41 | |
| Superior oblique muscle tenotomy (n, %) | 8 (14.0) | 8 (26.7) | 0.15 | |
| Adjustable suture technique (n, %) | 9 (15.8) | 7 (23.3) | 0.39 | |
Bold values were statistically signficant by univariate and multivariable analysis.
N, number; PD, prism dioptres; Ref cat, reference category.