Table 4

Technical difficulties and complications encountered intraoperatively and postoperatively with nasal transposition of the split lateral rectus muscle. Each technical difficulty is not mutually exclusive; each vision threatening is mutually exclusive

DetailN (%)
Technical difficultyDifficulties with LR muscle splitting13 (13.3)
Globe compression9 (9.2)
Surgery difficult to complete9 (9.2)
Scleral perforation0 (0)
Vision threatening complicationSerous choroidal effusion7 (7.1)
Vision decline of unclear aetiology3 (3.1)
Anterior segment ischaemia1 (1)
Ocular hypertension1 (1)
Choroidal haemorrhage0 (0)
  • LR, lateral rectus muscle.