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Surgical correction of progressive high myopic esotropia by Yamada's technique: report of two cases

"Progressive esotropia fixus" is a disease present in high myopic patients with a large angle esotropia associated with hypotropia with poor surgical results. This paper has the purpose to describe Yamada's surgical technique (hemitranspositions of the superior rectus and lateral rectus) applied to 2 patients with good surgical results.

Myopia; Esotropia; Esotropia; Case report


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