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This video shows the modified Hummelsheim procedure in which one corrects a squint due to a paralysis of the cranial nerve. This is modified by splitting the superior and inferior rectus muscles and transferring them laterally with a suture. The procedure gives good results and allows good amount of vertical movement as well. A good preoperative squint evaluation is a must. Postoperatively, the patient may still require prismatic corrections. Long-term results may vary. Follow-up to a year is ne