Comparison of Surgical Results According to Surgical Methods in Simulated Divergence Excess Exotropia
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
;
: 614-619, 2004.
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in Korean
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| ID: wpr-37408
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
Surgeons perform either symmetrical lateral rectus recession or monocular recession of the lateral rectus and resection of the medial rectus (recession/resection procedure) in order to correct simulated divergence excess intermittent exotropia, X(T). We compared the results of these two procedures using surgical outcomes.METHODS:
A total of 49 patients with simulated divergence excess X(T) were included in this study; among these 49, 32 underwent symmetrical lateral rectus recession and 17 underwent recession/resection procedure. Surgery was defined successful when the horizontal angle of deviation was within 8 prism diopters or less at distance and near at the last follow-up.RESULTS:
The rate of success at the time of final follow-up was 68.8% in those who underwent symmetrical lateral rectus recession and 70.6% in those who underwent recession/resection procedure, showing no statistically significant difference between the two groups (p>0.05). Furthermore, there were also no significant differences in the undercorrection, overcorrection rates and the decrease in the deviation at distance and near between the two surgical procedures (p>0.05).CONCLUSIONS:
No difference was present between the two methods examined in this study; thus, either of the two methods would be suitable for the correction of simulated divergence excess X(T).
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Main subject:
Exotropia
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Follow-Up Studies
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
Year:
2004
Type:
Article
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