Po-Liang Chen1, Wan-Ying Chen, Da-Wen Lu. 1. Department of Ophthalmology, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China. ddff36@yahoo.com.tw
Abstract
AIMS: The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of mitomycin C in reducing postoperative adhesions following strabismus surgery. METHODS: This study was a prospective, single-center, interventional case series. We randomized 14 patients with restrictive strabismus to themitomycin C group (7 patients) or to the control group (7 patients). We used mitomycin C intraoperatively for 5 min at a concentration of 0.2 mg/mL in the mitomycin group after adhesion release. We compared postoperative results using the forced duction test. RESULTS: Compared to the control group, the mitomycin C group exhibited a better range of passive duction at all postoperative follow-up times; however, mitomycin C did not completely eliminate the problem of postoperative adhesions. Patients receiving mitomycin C did not report any complications during this study. CONCLUSIONS: The intraoperative application of mitomycin C is a safe and effective adjunct to surgery in the treatment of restrictive strabismus.
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AIMS: The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of mitomycin C in reducing postoperative adhesions following strabismus surgery. METHODS: This study was a prospective, single-center, interventional case series. We randomized 14 patients with restrictive strabismus to the mitomycin C group (7 patients) or to the control group (7 patients). We used mitomycin C intraoperatively for 5 min at a concentration of 0.2 mg/mL in the mitomycin group after adhesion release. We compared postoperative results using the forced duction test. RESULTS: Compared to the control group, the mitomycin C group exhibited a better range of passive duction at all postoperative follow-up times; however, mitomycin C did not completely eliminate the problem of postoperative adhesions. Patients receiving mitomycin C did not report any complications during this study. CONCLUSIONS: The intraoperative application of mitomycin C is a safe and effective adjunct to surgery in the treatment of restrictive strabismus.