Publication: The effect of strabismus surgery on the dynamic balance in children with strabismus
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Çapar, Serpil Hülya
Karaman, Emin
Kara, Eyyup
Çapar, Olgu
Ahmet, Sibel
Kara, Halide Cetin
Çakır, Akın
Gökyiğit, Birsen
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Purpose: To evaluate the effect of strabismus surgery on dynamic balance by using computerized dynamic posturography in children with strabismus. Methods: This study was designed as a prospective observational study. Hearing tests and complete ophthalmological examinations were performed for all subjects. Patients with moderate and severe amblyopia, hearing loss at any level, and/or any suspicion of balance impairment were excluded from the study. Postural stability evaluation was performed by computerized dynamic posturography including sensory organization test, adaptation test, and rhythmic weight shift test. All tests were applied preoperatively and in the postoperative 1st and 3rd months, respectively. Results: Fifteen female and twelve male pre-adolescents aged between 7 and 12 (9.67 +/- 1.62 years) were included in the current study. In the sensory organization test, the preoperative visual ratio percentages (73.19 +/- 14.95%) improved statistically significantly at the postoperative 1st and 3rd months (78.59 +/- 16.21% and 81.44 +/- 14.18; p = .026, p = .021, respectively). The preoperative toes up (110.66 +/- 33,48) and toes down (81.46 +/- 28.36) adaptation tests improved statistically significantly in the postoperative 3rd month (88.74 +/- 20.94 and 63.36 +/- 16.03; p < .001, p = .001, respectively). In the Rhythmic Weight Shift test, the postoperative 3rd-month directional control (forward-backward) value (74.25 +/- 11.51%) was statistically significantly higher compared to the preoperative directional control (forward-backward) value (67.76 +/- 11.38%) (p = .011). The postoperative 3rd-month directional control (forward-backward) value (74.25 +/- 11.51%) was statistically significantly higher compared to the postoperative 1st-month directional control (forward-backward) value (68.43 +/- 14.00%) (p = .028). Conclusion: Surgical treatment resulted in an improvement in the maintenance of dynamic balance in children with strabismus.
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Strabismus
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Taylor and Francis Inc.
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Ophthalmology