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Reparación de los músculos oculares - Risks

Nombres alternativos

Reparación de estrabismo convergente (ojos bizcos); Reparación del estrabismo; Cirugía del músculo extraocular; Resección y recesión

Riesgos:

Los riesgos de cualquier anestesia son:

  • Reacciones a los anestésicos
  • Dificultad respiratoria

Los riesgos de cualquier cirugía son:

  • Infección
  • Sangrado

Algunas otras posibles complicaciones son:

  • Infecciones de las heridas
  • Daño al ojo (infrecuente)
  • Visión doble permanente (infrecuente)
  • Reviewed last on: 8/9/2010
  • Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Medical Director, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, Unviersity of Washington, School of Medicine; and Franklin W. Lusby, MD, Ophthalmologist, Lusby Vision Institute, La Jolla, California. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Lingua RW, Diamond LG. Techniques of strabismus surgery. In: Yanoff M, Duker JS, Augsburger JJ, et al., eds. Ophthalmology. 3rd ed. St. Louis, Mo: Mosby Elsevier; 2008:chap 11.14.

Olitsky SE, Hug D, Smith LP. Disorders of eye movement and alignment. In: Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 18th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 622.

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