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 +====== Knapp Procedure ======
 +  * Described by Phil Knapp, MD  [[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1310343/|PDF]]
 +  * Transposition of horizontal rectus muscle upwards to near the insertion of the superior rectus muscle
 +  * It is used in monocular elevation deficiency
 +    * most effective when the inferior rectus is not tight
 +    * can be used as a second procedure after inferior rectus has been recessed
 +  * Long term stability of the Knapp procedure in monocular elevation deficiency has been studied 
 +    * [[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC504393/|Link]]
 +    * [[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC504393/pdf/brjopthal00060-0030.pdf|PDF]]
 +{{:knapp_wes_bjo.png|}}
  
 +{{tag>strabismus_surgery}}