tenotomy
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Finally, the normal amplitude of accommodation was restored by tenotomy of the left internal rectus, and when I saw the patient twelve years later I was able to satisfy myself that both were perfectly preserved.
From Schweigger on Squint A Monograph by Dr. C. Schweigger by Schweigger, C.
If the squinting eye has only an unavailable visual acuteness, a combination of tenotomy of the internal rectus with shortening of the external rectus is the best procedure.
From Schweigger on Squint A Monograph by Dr. C. Schweigger by Schweigger, C.
In the middle of December the tenotomy of both externi was therefore repeated.
From Schweigger on Squint A Monograph by Dr. C. Schweigger by Schweigger, C.
I can vouch for the fact that even the earliest tenotomy of the ocular muscles is of no avail against congenital amblyopia.
From Schweigger on Squint A Monograph by Dr. C. Schweigger by Schweigger, C.
As the cases here under consideration are not very common, I will relate a few from which conclusions may be derived as to the effect of tenotomy.
From Schweigger on Squint A Monograph by Dr. C. Schweigger by Schweigger, C.
I very rarely therefore carry out repeated tenotomies; it seems to me much more desirable to obtain a sufficient result at one operation whenever that is possible.
From Schweigger on Squint A Monograph by Dr. C. Schweigger by Schweigger, C.
In such cases I would not advise repeated tenotomies, but for the correction of the insufficient result as soon as possible by advancement of the antagonist.
From Schweigger on Squint A Monograph by Dr. C. Schweigger by Schweigger, C.
Advocates of tenotomies, likewise, are to be found.
From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by Lacroix, John Victor
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