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Abnormality of the extraocular muscles

MedGen UID:
870309
•Concept ID:
C4024751
•
Anatomical Abnormality
HPO: HP:0008049

Definition

An abnormality of an extraocular muscle. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

ANOMALOUS HEAD POSTURES IN STRABISMUS AND NYSTAGMUS DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT.
Teodorescu L
Rom J Ophthalmol 2015 Jul-Sep;59(3):137-40. PMID: 26978880Free PMC Article
Anophthalmic syndrome: a review of management.
Shah CT, Hughes MO, Kirzhner M
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2014 Sep-Oct;30(5):361-5. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000000217. PMID: 24988502
Clinical utility and assessment of cyclodeviation.
Lemos J, Eggenberger E
Curr Opin Ophthalmol 2013 Nov;24(6):558-65. doi: 10.1097/ICU.0000000000000003. PMID: 24100374

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

The presence of anomalous extraocular bands in Duane retraction syndrome.
Sener EC, Yilmaz PT, Sağlam A
J AAPOS 2021 Feb;25(1):16.e1-16.e6. Epub 2021 Feb 16 doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2020.10.006. PMID: 33601039
Myopathic Blepharoptoses: A New Classification System.
Burnstine M, Greer C, Lee DK, Kim JW
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2019 Nov/Dec;35(6):525-534. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000001405. PMID: 31498270
Congenital cranial dysinnervation disorders.
Singh A, Pandey PK, Agrawal A, Mittal SK, Rana KM, Bahuguna C
Int Ophthalmol 2017 Dec;37(6):1369-1381. Epub 2016 Nov 11 doi: 10.1007/s10792-016-0388-z. PMID: 27837354
Ptosis: causes, presentation, and management.
Finsterer J
Aesthetic Plast Surg 2003 May-Jun;27(3):193-204. Epub 2003 Aug 21 doi: 10.1007/s00266-003-0127-5. PMID: 12925861
Synkinetic blepharoclonus.
Jacome DE
J Neuroophthalmol 2000 Dec;20(4):276-84. PMID: 11130758

Diagnosis

Gaze-Evoked Vision Changes.
Oke I, Ness SD, Peeler CE
J Binocul Vis Ocul Motil 2023 Jul 3;73(3):75-76. Epub 2023 Apr 12 PMID: 37043635
Craniosynostosis and oculomotor disorders.
Dalmas F, Pech-Gourg G, Gallucci A, Denis D, Scavarda D
Neurochirurgie 2020 Apr;66(2):91-96. Epub 2019 Dec 19 doi: 10.1016/j.neuchi.2019.10.010. PMID: 31866515
Myopathic Blepharoptoses: A New Classification System.
Burnstine M, Greer C, Lee DK, Kim JW
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2019 Nov/Dec;35(6):525-534. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000001405. PMID: 31498270
Ptosis: causes, presentation, and management.
Finsterer J
Aesthetic Plast Surg 2003 May-Jun;27(3):193-204. Epub 2003 Aug 21 doi: 10.1007/s00266-003-0127-5. PMID: 12925861
Paralytic strabismus.
Byles DB, Elston JS
Curr Opin Ophthalmol 1998 Oct;9(5):20-3. doi: 10.1097/00055735-199810000-00005. PMID: 10387476

Therapy

Congenital anomalies of inferior rectus and its surgical outcomes.
Sheth J, Shinde A, Kekunnaya R
Strabismus 2022 Sep;30(3):150-158. Epub 2022 Jul 15 doi: 10.1080/09273972.2022.2098989. PMID: 35837867
Congenital myasthenic syndromes.
Finsterer J
Orphanet J Rare Dis 2019 Feb 26;14(1):57. doi: 10.1186/s13023-019-1025-5. PMID: 30808424Free PMC Article
Blowout fractures - clinic, imaging and applied anatomy of the orbit.
Felding UNA
Dan Med J 2018 Mar;65(3) PMID: 29510812
The role of drug treatment in children with strabismus and amblyopia.
Chatzistefanou KI, Mills MD
Paediatr Drugs 2000 Mar-Apr;2(2):91-100. doi: 10.2165/00148581-200002020-00002. PMID: 10937461
Paralytic strabismus.
Byles DB, Elston JS
Curr Opin Ophthalmol 1998 Oct;9(5):20-3. doi: 10.1097/00055735-199810000-00005. PMID: 10387476

Prognosis

Myopathic Blepharoptoses: A New Classification System.
Burnstine M, Greer C, Lee DK, Kim JW
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2019 Nov/Dec;35(6):525-534. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000001405. PMID: 31498270
Congenital cranial dysinnervation disorders.
Singh A, Pandey PK, Agrawal A, Mittal SK, Rana KM, Bahuguna C
Int Ophthalmol 2017 Dec;37(6):1369-1381. Epub 2016 Nov 11 doi: 10.1007/s10792-016-0388-z. PMID: 27837354
Strabismus in craniosynostosis.
Rosenberg JB, Tepper OM, Medow NB
J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus 2013 May-Jun;50(3):140-8. Epub 2012 Nov 20 doi: 10.3928/01913913-20121113-02. PMID: 23163259
The anatomy and physiology of the ocular motor system.
Horn AK, Leigh RJ
Handb Clin Neurol 2011;102:21-69. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-52903-9.00008-X. PMID: 21601062
Paralytic strabismus.
Byles DB, Elston JS
Curr Opin Ophthalmol 1998 Oct;9(5):20-3. doi: 10.1097/00055735-199810000-00005. PMID: 10387476

Clinical prediction guides

Double-bellied superior rectus muscle.
Nayak SB, Shetty SD, Kumar N, Aithal AP
Surg Radiol Anat 2019 Jun;41(6):713-715. Epub 2019 Mar 7 doi: 10.1007/s00276-019-02211-0. PMID: 30847519
Congenital Cranial Dysinnervation Disorders: A Literature Review.
Fels R
Am Orthopt J 2017 Jan;67(1):89-92. doi: 10.3368/aoj.67.1.89. PMID: 28904220
The anatomy and physiology of the ocular motor system.
Horn AK, Leigh RJ
Handb Clin Neurol 2011;102:21-69. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-52903-9.00008-X. PMID: 21601062
Orbital syndromes.
Bhatti MT
Semin Neurol 2007 Jul;27(3):269-87. doi: 10.1055/s-2007-979685. PMID: 17577868
Oculonasal synkinesis.
Guyuron B, Bokhari F, Galloway DV, Thomas T
Plast Reconstr Surg 1994 Aug;94(2):251-3. doi: 10.1097/00006534-199408000-00005. PMID: 8041815

Recent systematic reviews

Oculomotor functions in focal dystonias: A systematic review.
Hirsig A, Barbey C, Schüpbach MWM, Bargiotas P
Acta Neurol Scand 2020 May;141(5):359-367. Epub 2020 Feb 12 doi: 10.1111/ane.13224. PMID: 31990980
Congenital myasthenic syndromes.
Finsterer J
Orphanet J Rare Dis 2019 Feb 26;14(1):57. doi: 10.1186/s13023-019-1025-5. PMID: 30808424Free PMC Article
Frontalis-Orbicularis Muscle Advancement for Correction of Upper Eyelid Ptosis: A Systematic Literature Review.
Cruz AAV, Akaishi APMS
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2018 Nov/Dec;34(6):510-515. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000001145. PMID: 29958196
Clinical and histologic ocular findings in pompe disease.
Yanovitch TL, Banugaria SG, Proia AD, Kishnani PS
J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus 2010 Jan-Feb;47(1):34-40. Epub 2010 Jan 21 doi: 10.3928/01913913-20100106-08. PMID: 20128552

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