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Abnormal horizontal rectus muscle physiology

MedGen UID:
1632293
•Concept ID:
C4703510
•
Disease or Syndrome
HPO: HP:0031740

Definition

A functional anomaly of the medial rectus muscle or lateral rectus muscle. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Phenotype, genotype, and management of congenital fibrosis of extraocular muscles type 1 in 16 Chinese families.
Chen M, Huang R, Zhang Y, Zhu DJ, Shu Q, Xun P, Zhang J, Gu P, Li L
Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2023 Mar;261(3):879-889. Epub 2022 Sep 23 doi: 10.1007/s00417-022-05830-3. PMID: 36138147Free PMC Article
The influence of adaptation on visual motion detection in chronic sixth nerve palsy after treatment with botulinum toxin.
Shallo-Hoffmann J, Acheson J, Bentley C, Bronstein AM
Strabismus 2006 Sep;14(3):129-35. doi: 10.1080/09273970600894542. PMID: 16950741

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Recession-Resection of the Vertical Rectus Muscles for Chin-up Vertical Abnormal Head Position Associated With Infantile Nystagmus Syndrome.
Law JJ, Zheng Y, Donahue SP
J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus 2022 Nov-Dec;59(6):410-415. Epub 2022 Apr 21 doi: 10.3928/01913913-20220216-02. PMID: 35446190
Preserved eye movements in adults with spinal muscular atrophy.
Anagnostou E, Xirou S, Kararizou E, Stefanis L, Papadopoulos C, Papadimas G
Muscle Nerve 2021 May;63(5):765-769. Epub 2021 Feb 26 doi: 10.1002/mus.27204. PMID: 33583064
Congenital dystrophic medial rectus muscles.
Murthy R
Indian J Ophthalmol 2017 Jan;65(1):62-64. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_537_15. PMID: 28300745Free PMC Article
Rectus Extraocular Muscle Size and Pulley Location in Concomitant and Pattern Exotropia.
Hao R, Suh SY, Le A, Demer JL
Ophthalmology 2016 Sep;123(9):2004-12. Epub 2016 Jul 19 doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2016.05.053. PMID: 27448831Free PMC Article
Distance esotropia in the elderly.
Godts D, Mathysen DG
Br J Ophthalmol 2013 Nov;97(11):1415-9. Epub 2013 Sep 3 doi: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2013-303139. PMID: 24002174

Diagnosis

Management of Duane retraction syndrome: A simplified approach.
Gaur N, Sharma P
Indian J Ophthalmol 2019 Jan;67(1):16-22. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_967_18. PMID: 30574884Free PMC Article
Orbital Imaging in Strabismus.
Clark RA MD
J Binocul Vis Ocul Motil 2018 Jul-Sep;68(3):87-98. Epub 2018 Jul 6 doi: 10.1080/2576117X.2018.1486678. PMID: 30196787
Ophthalmoplegia and Congenital Cranial Dysinnervation Disorders.
Oystreck DT
J Binocul Vis Ocul Motil 2018 Jan-Mar;68(1):31-33. Epub 2018 Jan 31 doi: 10.1080/2576117X.2017.1416242. PMID: 30196776
Orthoptic and video-oculographic analyses in oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy.
Renard D, Ferraro A, Lorenzini MC, Jeanjean L, Portal MC, Llinares E, Labauge P, Castelnovo G
Muscle Nerve 2015 Oct;52(4):554-8. Epub 2015 Aug 26 doi: 10.1002/mus.24600. PMID: 25677583
The anatomy and physiology of the ocular motor system.
Horn AK, Leigh RJ
Handb Clin Neurol 2011;102:21-69. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-52903-9.00008-X. PMID: 21601062

Therapy

Clinical characteristics and surgical outcomes in patients with superior oblique muscle palsy: a retrospective study on 1057 patients.
Masoomian B, Akbari MR, Mohammed MH, Sadeghi M, Mirmohammadsadeghi A, Aghsaei Fard M, Khorrami-Nejad M
BMC Ophthalmol 2024 Jun 12;24(1):249. doi: 10.1186/s12886-024-03514-6. PMID: 38867149Free PMC Article
Evaluation of three superior oblique surgical weakening procedures for A-pattern strabismus.
Yu J, Cen J, Zhao P, Kang X
Arq Bras Oftalmol 2019 Jun 27;82(5):417-421. doi: 10.5935/0004-2749.20190079. PMID: 31271573
Neurological complications of prolonged hunger strike.
Başoğlu M, Yetimalar Y, Gürgör N, Büyükçatalbaş S, Kurt T, Seçil Y, Yeniocak A
Eur J Neurol 2006 Oct;13(10):1089-97. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2006.01531.x. PMID: 16987161
Rotational vertebral artery syndrome: oculographic analysis of nystagmus.
Choi KD, Shin HY, Kim JS, Kim SH, Kwon OK, Koo JW, Park SH, Yoon BW, Roh JK
Neurology 2005 Oct 25;65(8):1287-90. doi: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000180405.00560.51. PMID: 16247059
What is normal binocular vision?
Crone RA, Hardjowijoto S
Doc Ophthalmol 1979 Sep 17;47(1):163-99. doi: 10.1007/BF00145374. PMID: 520140

Prognosis

Modified Anterior Superior Oblique Tuck: A Case Series.
Solanes F, Velez FG, Robbins L, Pineles SL
J Binocul Vis Ocul Motil 2020 Oct-Dec;70(4):157-162. Epub 2020 Aug 12 doi: 10.1080/2576117X.2020.1801033. PMID: 32783613
Rectus muscle excyclorotation and V-pattern strabismus: a quantitative appraisal of clinical relevance in syndromic craniosynostosis.
Dagi LR, MacKinnon S, Zurakowski D, Prabhu SP
Br J Ophthalmol 2017 Nov;101(11):1560-1565. Epub 2017 Mar 20 doi: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2016-309996. PMID: 28320694
Crouzon syndrome: relationship of rectus muscle pulley location to pattern strabismus.
Weiss AH, Phillips J, Kelly JP
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2014 Jan 15;55(1):310-7. doi: 10.1167/iovs.13-13069. PMID: 24346169
Horizontal rectus surgery in Duane syndrome.
Merino P, Merino M, Gómez De Liaño P, Blanco N
Eur J Ophthalmol 2012 Mar-Apr;22(2):125-30. doi: 10.5301/ejo.5000002. PMID: 21725942
The anatomy and physiology of the ocular motor system.
Horn AK, Leigh RJ
Handb Clin Neurol 2011;102:21-69. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-52903-9.00008-X. PMID: 21601062

Clinical prediction guides

Preserved eye movements in adults with spinal muscular atrophy.
Anagnostou E, Xirou S, Kararizou E, Stefanis L, Papadopoulos C, Papadimas G
Muscle Nerve 2021 May;63(5):765-769. Epub 2021 Feb 26 doi: 10.1002/mus.27204. PMID: 33583064
Long-term outcomes of strabismus surgery in Mobius sequence.
Lueder GT, Galli M
Strabismus 2019 Jun;27(2):43-46. Epub 2019 Apr 8 doi: 10.1080/09273972.2019.1599402. PMID: 30958093
Rectus muscle excyclorotation and V-pattern strabismus: a quantitative appraisal of clinical relevance in syndromic craniosynostosis.
Dagi LR, MacKinnon S, Zurakowski D, Prabhu SP
Br J Ophthalmol 2017 Nov;101(11):1560-1565. Epub 2017 Mar 20 doi: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2016-309996. PMID: 28320694
Crouzon syndrome: relationship of rectus muscle pulley location to pattern strabismus.
Weiss AH, Phillips J, Kelly JP
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2014 Jan 15;55(1):310-7. doi: 10.1167/iovs.13-13069. PMID: 24346169
The anatomy and physiology of the ocular motor system.
Horn AK, Leigh RJ
Handb Clin Neurol 2011;102:21-69. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-52903-9.00008-X. PMID: 21601062

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