Response to: Arblaster G, Buckley D, Barnes S, Davis H Strabismus Surgery for Psychosocial Reasons - A Literature Review. British and Irish Orthoptic Journal 2024;20:107-132

Br Ir Orthopt J . 2025 Jan 24;21(1):15-16. doi: 10.22599/bioj.448. eCollection 2025. ABSTRACT Language is important. Words we use can be much more descriptive. We propose using the prefix reconstruction when describing strabismus surgery. This word emphaises that extra ocualr mu…

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Br Ir Orthopt J. 2025 Jan 24;21(1):15-16. doi: 10.22599/bioj.448. eCollection 2025.

ABSTRACT

Language is important. Words we use can be much more descriptive. We propose using the prefix reconstruction when describing strabismus surgery. This word emphaises that extra ocualr muscle surgery is much more that cosmetic, it is always functional even when restoring facial aesthetics that improve patients confidence and perception fo themselves to others.

PMID:39866542 | PMC:PMC11760226 | DOI:10.22599/bioj.448