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Abnormal vertical rectus muscle physiology

MedGen UID:
1641297
•Concept ID:
C4703517
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Pathologic Function
HPO: HP:0031748

Definition

A functional anomaly of the superior or inferior rectus muscle. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Ocular abnormalities in Apert syndrome: genotype/phenotype correlations with fibroblast growth factor receptor type 2 mutations.
Jadico SK, Young DA, Huebner A, Edmond JC, Pollock AN, McDonald-McGinn DM, Li YJ, Zackai EH, Young TL
J AAPOS 2006 Dec;10(6):521-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2006.07.012. PMID: 17189145

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
Long-term follow-up after vertical extraocular muscle surgery to correct abnormal vertical head posture.
Kumar P, Lambert SR
Strabismus 2018 Sep;26(3):150-154. Epub 2018 Jul 30 doi: 10.1080/09273972.2018.1497667. PMID: 30060686
Vertical disconjugacy during reading in dyslexic and non-dyslexic children.
Goulème N, Lions C, Gérard CL, Peyre H, Thai-Van H, Bucci MP
Neurosci Lett 2018 Apr 3;671:82-87. Epub 2018 Feb 11 doi: 10.1016/j.neulet.2018.02.016. PMID: 29444444
Vertical rectus muscle surgery for nystagmus patients with vertical abnormal head posture.
Yang MB, Pou-Vendrell CR, Archer SM, Martonyi EJ, Del Monte MA
J AAPOS 2004 Aug;8(4):299-309. doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2004.04.007. PMID: 15314588
Strabismus in childhood.
O'Neill JF
Pediatr Ann 1977 Feb;6(2):10-1, 15, 18-9 passim. doi: 10.3928/0090-4481-19770201-04. PMID: 834479

Diagnosis

Ocular findings and strabismus surgery outcomes in Chinese children with Angelman syndrome: Three case reports.
Ye H, Lan X, Liu Q, Zhang Y, Wang S, Zheng C, Di Y, Qiao T
Medicine (Baltimore) 2019 Dec;98(51):e18077. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000018077. PMID: 31860958Free PMC Article
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
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
Infantile exotropia.
Biglan AW, Davis JS, Cheng KP, Pettapiece MC
J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus 1996 Mar-Apr;33(2):79-84. doi: 10.3928/0191-3913-19960301-04. PMID: 8965243

Therapy

Assessment of torsion after superior rectus transposition with or without medial rectus recession for Duane syndrome and abducens nerve palsy.
Velez FG, Oltra E, Isenberg SJ, Pineles SL
J AAPOS 2014 Oct;18(5):457-60. Epub 2014 Sep 27 doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2014.06.008. PMID: 25266834Free PMC Article
Diagnostic use of botulinum toxin in patients with Duane syndrome.
Dawson EL, Maino A, Lee JP
Strabismus 2010 Mar;18(1):21-3. doi: 10.3109/09273970903580199. PMID: 20230203
Facial nerve injury during external dacryocystorhinostomy.
Vagefi MR, Winn BJ, Lin CC, Sires BS, LauKaitis SJ, Anderson RL, McCann JD
Ophthalmology 2009 Mar;116(3):585-90. Epub 2008 Dec 16 doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2008.09.050. PMID: 19091406
Thyroid disease and vertical rectus muscle overaction after retrobulbar anesthesia.
Han SK, Hwang JM
J Cataract Refract Surg 2003 Jan;29(1):78-84. doi: 10.1016/s0886-3350(02)01437-2. PMID: 12551671
Ocular torsion as a complication of scleral buckle procedures for retinal detachments.
Cooper LL, Harrison S, Rosenbaum AL
J AAPOS 1998 Oct;2(5):279-84. doi: 10.1016/s1091-8531(98)90084-2. PMID: 10646749

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
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
Magnetic resonance imaging findings of age-related distance esotropia in Japanese patients with high myopia.
Kono R, Ohtsuki H, Kishimoto F, Hamasaki I, Morizane Y, Shiraga F
Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2019 Mar;257(3):657-662. Epub 2019 Jan 22 doi: 10.1007/s00417-019-04250-0. PMID: 30671656
Long-term follow-up after vertical extraocular muscle surgery to correct abnormal vertical head posture.
Kumar P, Lambert SR
Strabismus 2018 Sep;26(3):150-154. Epub 2018 Jul 30 doi: 10.1080/09273972.2018.1497667. PMID: 30060686
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

Thyroid eye disease presenting with superior rectus/levator complex enlargement.
Wang Y, Mettu P, Broadbent T, Radke P, Firl K, Shepherd JB 3rd, Couch SM, Nguyen A, Henderson AD, McCulley T, McClelland CM, Mokhtarzadeh A, Lee MS, Garrity JA, Harrison AR
Orbit 2020 Feb;39(1):5-12. Epub 2019 May 6 doi: 10.1080/01676830.2019.1594969. PMID: 31056988
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
Vertical disconjugacy during reading in dyslexic and non-dyslexic children.
Goulème N, Lions C, Gérard CL, Peyre H, Thai-Van H, Bucci MP
Neurosci Lett 2018 Apr 3;671:82-87. Epub 2018 Feb 11 doi: 10.1016/j.neulet.2018.02.016. PMID: 29444444
Enhanced vertical rectus contractility by magnetic resonance imaging in superior oblique palsy.
Clark RA, Demer JL
Arch Ophthalmol 2011 Jul;129(7):904-8. doi: 10.1001/archophthalmol.2011.152. PMID: 21746981Free PMC Article
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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