Surgical Approach and Reoperation Risk in Intermittent Exotropia in the IRIS Registry.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

There is no consensus on the optimal surgical treatment for children with intermittent exotropia (IXT).

Objective

To compare the 5-year reoperation rates for children with IXT treated with horizontal muscle strabismus surgery using bilateral lateral rectus recession (BLR) vs unilateral lateral rectus recession with medial rectus resection (RR).

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study examined data obtained from the Intelligent Research in Sight (IRIS) Registry on 7482 children (age, <18 years) with IXT who underwent horizontal eye muscle strabismus surgery between January 1, 2013, and December 31, 2017. Children undergoing initial surgeries involving 3 or more horizontal muscles, vertical muscles, or reoperations were excluded.

Main outcomes

SUBMITTER: Oke I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10654925 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature