Early Results of Slanted Recession of the Lateral Rectus Muscle for Intermittent Exotropia With Convergence Weakness

Kyungpook National University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Intermittent Exotropia

Treatments: Procedure: Slanted recession of the lateral rectus muscle

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02131792

KNUH2014-02

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study was conducted to evaluate results of slanted recession of the lateral rectus muscle for intermittent exotropia with convergence weakness

Full description

This prospective study included 31 patients who underwent slanted lateral rectus muscle recession for intermittent exotropia with convergence weakness. Measurements of preoperative and postoperative deviation angle, stereopsis was performed.

Enrollment: 31 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 4 to 12 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients with intermittent exotropia greater at near than at distance by 10 prism diopters or more
• Patients with follow up duration greater than 6 months

Exclusion criteria

• Patients with previous ocular or strabismus surgery
• Patients with ocular or neurologic pathologic conditions
• Follow up duration less than 6 months

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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31 participants in 1 patient group

Lateral Rectus Muscle Slanted Recession

Experimental group

Description:

Slanted recession of the lateral rectus muscle for the intermittent exotropia with convergence weakness

Treatment:

Procedure: Slanted recession of the lateral rectus muscle