ArticleScientific reports2021
Long term surgical outcomes of unilateral recession-resection versus bilateral lateral rectus recession in basic-type intermittent exotropia in children.
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- Comparing lateral rectus recession and bupivacaine injection of medial rectus with conventional recession-resection in moderate-angle intermittent exotropia.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2026Article
- Early postoperative alignment as a predictor of recurrence after unilateral recession-plication for basic-type intermittent exotropia in children.BMC ophthalmology · 2026Article
- Nomogram for predicting secondary surgery in patients with concomitant exotropia.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- One-Month-Old Rabbits Exhibit a Longer Postoperative Remodeling in Extraocular Muscles Compared to 3-Month-Old Rabbits.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2025Article
- Early postoperative alignment and preoperative stereopsis as determinants of success in intermittent exotropia surgery.PloS one · 2025Article
- Exploring the Link: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis on the Prevalence and Association Between Refractive Errors and Intermittent Exotropia.Health science reports · 2024Review
- Symmetric versus asymmetric surgery for the treatment of intermittent exotropia with equal dominance.Eye (London, England) · 2024Article
- Effectiveness of Strabismus Surgery in Intermittent Exotropia and Factors Influencing Outcome.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Factors Associated with Surgical Outcomes after Bilateral Lateral Rectus Recession in Children with Intermittent Exotropia.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Efficacy of part-time patching in preventing recurrence after bilateral lateral rectus recession in children with intermittent exotropia.BMC ophthalmology · 2023Article
- How to Better Treat Patients with Intermittent Exotropia: A Review of Surgical Treatment of Intermittent Exotropia.Korean journal of ophthalmology : KJO · 2022Review
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Abstract
The long-term results of surgical treatment of intermittent exotropia (X(T)) according to the type of surgery are controversial. We conducted a retrospective cohort study to compare the long-term results between unilateral recession-resection (RR) and bilateral lateral rectus recession (BLR) with an average follow-up of 9.5 years in children with basic-type X(T). Patients with basic-type X(T), who underwent RR (RR group) or BLR (BLR group) and were followed-up for more than 5 years postoperatively, were analyzed. Of the 560 patients, 363 patients received BLR and 197 patients underwent RR. There was no significant difference in the success rates between the two groups until postoperative 3 years. At an average of 9.5 ± 2.6 years after surgery, the success rate of the RR group was significantly higher than that of the BLR group starting from the fourth post-operative year until the last follow-up examination (64.5% vs 43.3%, P < 0.001). By multivariate analysis, preoperative hyperopia of more than + 2.00 diopters, younger age of onset, younger age at surgery, larger exodeviation at near than at distance of > 5 prism diopters, and the type of surgery (BLR) were risk factors of recurrence. In conclusion, RR was more successful than BLR with a lower recurrence rate in the long-term follow-up of patients with basic-type X(T).
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