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====== Knapp Procedure ====== * Described by Phil Knapp, MD [[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1310343/|PDF]] * Transposition of horizontal rectus muscle upwards to near the insertion of the superior rectus muscle * It is used in monocular elevation deficiency * most effective when the inferior rectus is not tight * can be used as a second procedure after inferior rectus has been recessed * Long term stability of the Knapp procedure in monocular elevation deficiency has been studied * [[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC504393/|Link]] * [[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC504393/pdf/brjopthal00060-0030.pdf|PDF]] {{:knapp_wes_bjo.png|}} {{tag>strabismus_surgery}}