Eight-Year Outcomes of Bilateral Lateral Rectus Recessions versus Unilateral Recession-Resection in Childhood Basic-Type Intermittent Exotropia

• Published in: Ophthalmology (Rochester, Minn.) Vol. 131; no. 1; pp. 98 - 106
• Main Authors: Donahue, Sean P, Chandler, Danielle L, Wu, Rui, Marsh, Justin D, Law, Christine, Areaux, Jr, Raymond G, Ghasia, Fatema F, Li, Zhuokai, Kraker, Raymond T, Cotter, Susan A, Holmes, Jonathan M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.01.2024
• Subjects: Child; Chronic Disease; Esotropia - surgery; Exotropia - surgery; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Oculomotor Muscles - surgery; Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures; Retrospective Studies; Treatment Outcome; Vision, Binocular - physiology; Visual Acuity; Intermittent exotropia; Pediatric ophthalmology; Strabismus

To report 8-year outcomes from a randomized controlled trial (RCT) comparing bilateral lateral rectus muscle recession (BLRc) with unilateral recession-resection (R&R) for childhood intermittent exotropia (IXT). Eight-year follow-up of RCT cohort. Of 197 randomized participants, 123 agreed to co...