Study 3: Anterior segment optical coherence tomography-guided surgical approach in slipped medial rectus muscle

PURPOSE: To discuss the novel swept-source anterior segment optical coherence tomography (SS-ASOCT)-guided surgical approach in slipped medial rectus muscles. METHODS: Prospectively (between February 2020 and July 2022), six patients with a clinical suspicion of slipped medial rectus muscle were recruited. After complete ophthalmic and orthoptic evaluation, the missing medial rectus muscle is screened using Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography (ASOCT). In presence of a traceable muscle, its morphology, depth, and distance from a fixed anatomical landmarks were noted; in its absence, the status of other recti was noted. Intraoperatively, the features were confirmed and the intended intervention was performed. RESULTS: The mean age of six patients was 25.66 ± 9.72 years, two with surgical trauma and four with penetrating trauma (66.66%). In five patients, the ASOCT traced the slipped medial rectus muscle successfully (83.33%); intraoperatively, the same was confirmed (within 1–2 millimeters) with favorable outcomes. ASOCT made a significant contribution in all subjects by reducing the number of interventions and muscle surgeries. CONCLUSIONS: In eyes with slipped medial rectus muscle, especially those which are within a finite distance from the angle can be traced using ASOCT. This approach impacts the outcomes in many ways.