Instability of ocular alignment in childhood esotropia.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Instability of ocular alignment may cause surgeons to delay surgical correction of childhood esotropia. The authors investigated the stability of ocular alignment over 18 weeks in children with infantile esotropia (IET), acquired nonaccommodative esotropia (ANAET), or acquired partially accommodative esotropia (APAET).

Design

Prospective, observational study.

Participants

Two hundred thirty-three children aged 2 months to less than 5 years with IET, ANAET, or APAET of less than 6 months' duration.

Methods

Ocular alignment was measured at baseline and at 6-week intervals for 18 weeks.

Main outcome measures

Using definitions derived from a nested test-retest study and computer simulation modeling, ocular alignment was classified as unstable if th

SUBMITTER: Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2597336 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature