Comparison of Two Treatments for Strabismus Correction: Botulinum Toxin A Associated to Surgery and Surgery Alone

Patients underwent recess/resection surgery on the non-fixating eye using conventional technique under local anesthesia. The extent of surgery was determined based on our usual amounts. Before re-attaching the recessed muscle to the sclera, 5 units of botulinum toxin in 0.1 ml of hyaline solution were, or 0.1 ml of hyaline solution alone were was injected into the posterior muscle belly by the surgeon who was unaware of the contents of each syringe.