%A Agrawal, Siddharth %A Singh, Vinita %A Singh, Priyanka %T Adjustable recessions in horizontal comitant strabismus: A pilot study %9 Original Article %D 2015 %J Indian Journal of Ophthalmology %R 10.4103/0301-4738.167117 %P 611-613 %V 63 %N 7 %U https://journals.lww.com/ijo/pages/default.aspx/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2015;volume=63;issue=7;spage=611;epage=613;aulast=Agrawal %8 July 1, 2015 %X Aim: To compare the surgical outcome of adjustable with the conventional recession in patients with horizontal comitant strabismus. Patients and Methods: A prospective comparative nonrandomized interventional pilot study was performed on patients with horizontal comitant strabismus. Fifty-four patients (27 in each group) were allocated into 2 groups to undergo either adjustable suture (AS) recession or non-AS (NAS) recession along with conventional resection. The patients were followed up for 6 months. A successful outcome was defined as deviation ±10 prism diopters at 6 months. The results were statistically analyzed by Chi-square test, Fisher's exact test, and Student's t-test. Results: A successful outcome was found in 24 (88.8%) patients in AS and 17 (62.9%) in NAS group (P = 0.02). The postoperative adjustment was done in 13 (48.1%) patients in AS group. There was one complication (tenon's cyst) in AS group. Conclusion: AS recession may be considered in all cooperative patients undergoing strabismus surgery for comitant deviations. %0 Journal Article %I Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications %@ 0301-4738