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ArticleGraefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie2024

The impact of simultaneous correction of the V pattern on the results of surgical treatment in children with intermittent exotropia.

Malgorzata Kochana, Agnieszka Rosa, Piotr Loba

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Article in Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie, 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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  1. Surgical Dosing for V-Pattern Exotropia.American journal of ophthalmology · 2025
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3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Malgorzata KochanaOphthalmology Department, Zeromski Specialist Hospital, Os. Na Skarpie 66, 31-913, Krakow, Poland. mzkochana@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0006-6958-6160
Agnieszka RosaDepartment of Binocular Vision Pathophysiology and Strabismus, Medical University of Lodz, University Barlicki Hospital No.1, Lodz, Poland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7779-9525
Piotr LobaDepartment of Binocular Vision Pathophysiology and Strabismus, Medical University of Lodz, University Barlicki Hospital No.1, Lodz, Poland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2982-4084
Medical University of Lodz · PLUniwersytecki Szpital Dziecięcy · PL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThis study is to investigate the impact of the coexistence of basic intermittent exotropia and vertical incomitance in the form of the V and sub-V pattern on the results of surgical correction of intermittent exotropia.

methodsThe records of 81 pediatric patients who had surgery for intermittent exotropia and a follow-up of more than 1 year were reviewed retrospectively. They were divided into groups: a concomitant group which underwent only horizontal muscle surgery of bilateral lateral rectus recession and a V pattern group which had additional inferior oblique recession, further separated into two subgroups: ≥ 15 prism diopters (classic V pattern group) and ≥ 10 < 15 prism diopters (sub-V pattern group). The surgical outcome, deviation control, stereoacuity, and postoperative drift were assessed after 3 months and 1 year postoperatively.

resultsPatients with sub-V and classic V pattern intermittent exotropia showed significantly better surgical success rate (p = 0.025) and less postoperative drift (p = 0.042) than patients without vertical incomitance. One year after surgery, successful surgical outcome was achieved in 83.72% of the vertically incomitant group: 80.76% for the classic V pattern and 88.24% for the sub-V pattern group, while only in 60.53% of nonpattern patients.

conclusionsPatients operated for intermittent exotropia with a coexistent V pattern have consistently better surgical long-term results than those with only horizontal deviation. Additional inferior oblique recessions in the sub V pattern group provided excellent outcomes with no overcorrections; therefore, surgeons should consider addressing vertical incomitance even when the typical criteria for the V pattern are not met.

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ExotropiaOculomotor MusclesOphthalmologic Surgical ProceduresVision, BinocularVisual AcuityAdolescentChildChild, PreschoolEye MovementsFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeIntermittent exotropiaStrabismus surgeryVertical incomitanceV pattern

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