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ArticleHong Kong physiotherapy journal : official publication of the Hong Kong Physiotherapy Association Limited = Wu li chih liao2024

Physical therapy exercises for improving intermittent exotropia control post-strabismus surgery: A randomized controlled study.

Amany R Abdel Wahid, Sameh G Taher, Ayah Mohmoud Mohamed, Doaa Atef

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Article in Hong Kong physiotherapy journal : official publication of the Hong Kong Physiotherapy Association Limited = Wu li chih liao, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Amany R Abdel WahidDepartment of Physical Therapy for Surgery, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6989-7117
Sameh G TaherPediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismology Department, Research Institute of Ophthalmology, Cairo, Egypt.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2781-9879
Ayah Mohmoud MohamedDepartment of Basic Science, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0005-1945-1965
Doaa AtefDepartment of Physical Therapy for Surgery, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0004-8399-7922

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Abstract

Background: Exotropia control is deteriorated by post-strabismus surgery in many cases. Improving this control is considered as an important factor for success of the strabismus surgery like ocular motor alignment. Objective: To determine the therapeutic effect of postoperative eye exercises on exodeviation eye control after the strabismus surgery. Methods: Forty patients suffering from intermittent exotropia after strabismus surgery were randomly divided into experimental group and control groups. Both groups received the usual medical care, while the experimental group received different types of eye exercises using physiotherapy modalities in 24 sessions over three months (two sessions a week). The measurement of exotropia control for near target and far target using the office-based scale was done before and after the treatment. Results: There was a significant improvement in near eye control post-treatment ( Conclusions: For patients with intermittent exotropia who had undergone strabismus surgery, the addition of physiotherapy exercises for the eye provided significant improvements in exotropia control for near target and far target.

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exotropia controleye exercisesPhysical therapystrabismus

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PMCPMC10949105

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