Stability of Surgical Alignment in Early Onset Esotropia

The records of 38 patients with surgically corrected early onset esotropia were reviewed in an attempt to determine the presence of probable indicative factors as to the maintenance of alignment over time. The main factors considered were the age at initial surgery, the number of surgical procedures performed, relationship of the postoperative measurements with the most recent measurement, and the development of peripheral fusion. We did not find any of these factors to be indicative of the stabilization of the deviation over the years.