The outcome of strabismus surgery in childhood exotropia

Abstract

The results of squint surgery in 42 children with primary, non-paralytic, childhood exotropia are analysed. A “favourable outcome”, defined as a final alignment for near and distance within ±10 dioptres of straight, or within ±20 dioptres of straight with evidence of binocular single vision, was achieved in 39 (93%) children. The factors affecting the final outcome are discussed, including age of onset, age at the time of surgery, pre-operative and post-operative amblyopia, refractive error, anisometropia, the surgical procedures used, and postoperative ocular alignment. © 1994, The Ophthalmological Society of the United Kingdom. All rights reserved.