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Horizontal Muscle Strabismus Surgery

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Surgical success is determined by precision in execution of the surgical process, which in turn depends on clear understanding of the technique. This chapter will highlight the instrumentation, anesthesia, and surgical techniques of horizontal muscle strabismus surgery.

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology, King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, India

    Siddharth Agrawal & Rajat M. Srivastava

  2. Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai, India

    Priyanka Singh

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Agrawal, S., Singh, P., Srivastava, R.M. (2019). Horizontal Muscle Strabismus Surgery. In: Agrawal, S. (eds) Strabismus. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-1126-0_8

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