NOV 03, 2015
Strabismus Surgery: Opening Sub-Tenon's Space
By John D. Ferris, FRCOphth; Peter E. J. Davies, FRANZCO, MPH
Surgical Techniques in Ophthalmology Series: Strabismus Surgery
Pediatric Ophth/Strabismus, Strabismus
The video demonstrates opening of Sub-Tenon's space. Connective tissue at Tenon’s capsule can be dissected bluntly to facilitate muscle hooking and injection of local anesthetic for strabismus surgery. Space both above and below the muscle insertion should be cleared.
Reproduced, with permission, from Ferris JD, Davies PEJ. Surgical Techniques in Ophthalmology Series: Strabismus Surgery.