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Harada Ito Procedure
Purpose
- Strengthen Incylotorsion effect of the Superior Oblique without affecting vertical alignment
- Most useful with a functioning superior oblique and excyclotorsion present
- Can improve 10-15 degrees of incyclotorsion
Description
Transpose the anterior 30-50% of the superior oblique tendon fibers to the superior border of the lateral rectus muscle.
References
Books
Harada-Ito Procedure In Clinical Strabismus Management, Principles and Surgical Techniques. pages 469-473 by Rosenbaum and Santiago, 1999
Harada-Ito Procedure in Strabimus Surgery and its Complications. pages 122-124. Coats and Olitsky, 2007