Hummelsheim procedure

Hum·mel·sheim procedure

(hŭm'elz-hīm), surgical procedure to correct an ocular deviation due to a palsy of the sixth cranial nerve by which the superior and inferior rectus tendons are split and transferred laterally.

Hum·mels·heim pro·ce·dure

(hŭm'elz-hīm prŏ-sē'jŭr) Surgical procedure to correct an ocular deviation due to a sixth nerve palsy by which the superior and inferior rectus tendons are split and transferred laterally.