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Table 1 Ocular findings in patients with FMNS with infantile unilateral visual loss

From: Effects of extraocular muscle surgery in children with monocular blindness and bilateral nystagmus

Patient/Sex/Age at surgery (years)

Cause of monocularity

Pre-operative situation

Surgical Procedure (millimeters)

Post-operative situation

Follow up(months)

  

BCVA (with optimum head posture)

Characteristics of Nystagmus

Abnormal head posture (Degrees)

Eye alignment (D/N, prism diopters)

 

BCVA (with optimum head posture)

Characteristics of Nystagmus

Abnormal head posture (Degrees)

Eye alignment (D/N, prism diopters)

 

1/M/10

L: congenital corneal opacity

R: 20/20

jerk nystagmus, null zone in left gaze

18° right face turn

0/-8

R: MR recess 5/LR resect 8

R: 20/20

jerk nystagmus, null zone in PP

none

0/0

3

L: 20/4000

L: MR resect 6/LR recess 7

L: 20/4000

2/M/8

L: corneal dermoid

R: 20/25

jerk nystagmus, null zone in left gaze

15° right face turn, 10° right head tilt

0/0

R: MR recess 7/LR resect 10

R: 20/25

jerk nystagmus, null zone in slight left gaze

5° right face turn, 8° right head tilt

0/0

12

L: NLP

L: NLP

3/M/6

L: congenital

R: 20/30

jerk nystagmus, null zone in left gaze

35° right face turn,15° right head tilt

-10/-10

R: MR recess 6/LR resect 8

R: 20/25

jerk nystagmus,

none

0/0

23

microphthalmus

L: LP

L: MR resect 6/LR recess 8

L: LP

null zone in PP

4/F/21

R: optic nerve hypoplasia

R: 20/200

jerk nystagmus, null zone in right gaze

20° left face turn

+35/+35

R/L: MR recess 4.5

R: 20/200

jerk nystagmus, null zone in PP

none – 10° left face turn

0/0

 

L: 20/20

L: 20/20

 

R: optic nerve hypoplasia

 

jerk nystagmus, null zone in right gaze

25° left face turn

+4/+4

R: LR recess 5.5 L: MR recess 5.5

 

jerk nystagmus, null zone in slight right gaze

12° left face turn

-5/-5

202

5/F/52

R: optic nerve hypoplasia

R: LP

jerk nystagmus, null zone in right gaze

35° left face turn, 15° left head tilt

+55/+55

L: MR recess 6/LR resect 8

R: LP

jerk nystagmus, null zone in PP

15° left head tilt

+20/+25

 

L: 20/20

L: 20/20

 

R: optic nerve hypoplasia

R: LP

jerk nystagmus, null zone in right gaze

20° left face turn, 15° left head tilt

+35/+35

R: MR recess 6/LR resect 6

R: LP

jerk nystagmus, null zone in PP

10° left head tilt

0/+6

60

L: 20/25

L: 20/20

6/F/18

L: congenital cataract and microphthalmus

R: 20/20

jerk nystagmus, null zone in left gaze

12° right face turn

+45/+45

R: MR recess 5/LR resect 7

R: 20/20

jerk nystagmus, null zone in PP

none

0/0

3

L: LP

L: LP

7/M/16

R: congenital microphthalmus

R: NLP

jerk nystagmus, null zone in right and up-gaze

10° left face turn 20° right head tilt 15° chin down posture

+45/+45

L: SO tuck 9 mm

R: NLP

null zone in PP

5° right head tilt

0/0

12

L: 20/20

L/R 25

IO anteroposition

L: 20/20

LR resect 8 and full tendon width downward shift

8/F/9

R: congenital microphthalmus

R: LP

jerk nystagmus, null zone in right gaze

30° left face turn, 3° chin down posture

+55/+55

L: MR recess 6.5 / LR resect 10

R: LP

jerk nystagmus, null zone in PP

5° left face turn

+8/+8

3

L: 20/25

L: 20/25

9/M/4

L: retinal hamartoma

R: 20/25

jerk nystagmus, null zone in left gaze

35° right face turn

+55/+55

R: MR recess 6/LR resect 8

R: 20/25

jerk nystagmus, null zone in left gaze

20° right face turn

+8/+20

12

  

L: 20/400

    

L: 20/400

    
  1. D: Distance, N: Near, M: male, L: left, R: right, MR: medial rectus, LR: lateral rectus, PP: primary position, F: female; +: esotropia, -: exotropia.
  2. 1reoperation 5 years later.
  3. 2reoperation 13 months later.