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Nonsurgical option available for long-standing or sensory strabismus in adults

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In this News You Can Use from UPMC Eye Center publication exclusive, Lea Ann Lope, DO, at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, provides insight into the use of Botox to treat strabismus in adults.

With Botox, improvements in the position of the eye can be seen even after the initial 3-month paresis has worn off.

During the office exam, I look for suggestions of anomalous retinal correspondence, a situation in which a patient may acquire diplopia postoperatively due to the new ocular alignment. I began using Botox (onabotulinumtoxinA, Allergan) injections of the extraocular muscles as a diagnostic tool to determine if the patient would have diplopia once the angle of misalignment was changed.

Click here to read the full publication exclusive featured in Ocular Surgery News.