ArticleJournal of Yeungnam medical science2025
Impact of simultaneous eyelid and exotropia surgery on the surgical outcomes of pediatric patients with intermittent exotropia: a retrospective observational study.
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backgroundThis study aimed to compare the surgical outcomes of pediatric patients with intermittent exotropia who underwent simultaneous eyelid and exotropia surgery and those who underwent exotropia surgery alone.
methodsThe medical records of patients aged <18 years who underwent surgery for intermittent exotropia were retrospectively reviewed. The patients were grouped according to whether they underwent simultaneous eyelid surgery. In the simultaneous surgery group, the association between clinical factors, including the type of eyelid procedure, and surgical success was also analyzed. A favorable outcome was defined as an ocular alignment of ≤10 prism diopters (PD) for exodeviation and ≤4 PD for esodeviation at the final follow-up.
resultsThis study included 118 patients, of whom 31 underwent simultaneous eyelid and exotropia surgery and 87 underwent exotropia surgery alone. Bilateral repair of lower eyelid epiblepharon was the most common eyelid procedure (27/31, 87.1%). Success rates did not differ significantly between the two groups (log-rank test, p=0.291). In the simultaneous surgery group, no clinical factors, including the type of eyelid surgery, were significantly associated with favorable outcomes (all p>0.05).
conclusionSimultaneous eyelid and exotropia surgery produced surgical outcomes comparable to those of exotropia surgery alone, validating the safety and feasibility of the combined procedure in appropriately selected pediatric patients.
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