Faden procedure

A strabismus surgery where the belly of a rectus muscle is sutured to the sclera posterior to the globe’s equator. This fixates the muscle in a posteriorly displaced position, reducing its ability to rotate the eye when contracting without altering the resting eye alignment. The Faden procedure selectively weakens a muscle’s pulling force while preserving its resting tone. It is often used for the medial rectus muscles in convergence excess esotropia.