The subjective controllability of exotropia and its effect on surgical outcomes in patients with intermittent exotropia [PDF]
BMC Ophthalmology, 2023 Background/aims We evaluate the clinical characteristics of intermittent exotropia with controllability and compare surgical outcomes between patients with and without controllability.
Mirae Kim, Hong Kyun Kim, Won Jae Kim
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Quality of life in intermittent exotropia for Korean children and their parents [PDF]
BMC Ophthalmology, 2023 Background Patients with strabismus are more likely to have mental health problems, including high rates of depressive symptoms and social phobia. Intermittent exotropia (IXT) typically occurs in early childhood and is more common in Asian populations ...
Jin Seon Oh, Jae Ho Jung, Hyun Jin Shin
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Comparison of ganglion cell-inner plexiform layer thickness among patients with intermittent exotropia according to fixation preference: a retrospective observational study [PDF]
Journal of Yeungnam Medical ScienceBackground This study was performed to compare the thickness of the ganglion cell-inner plexiform layer (GCIPL) depending on the presence or absence of fixation preference in patients with intermittent exotropia (IXT) with refractive values close to ...
Yeon Ju Lim, Soo Jung Lee
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Physical therapy exercises for improving intermittent exotropia control post-strabismus surgery: A randomized controlled study [PDF]
Hong Kong Physiotherapy JournalBackground: Exotropia control is deteriorated by post-strabismus surgery in many cases. Improving this control is considered as an important factor for success of the strabismus surgery like ocular motor alignment. Objective: To determine the therapeutic
Amany R. Abdel Wahid +3 more
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Influencing factors for recurrence after intermittent exotropia surgery [PDF]
Jichu yixue yu linchuang, 2022 Surgical operation is the most commonly used method to correct intermittent exotropia(IXT), and the results are relatively positive. However, after surgery, some patients will experience a recurrence of exotropia. The recurrence rate increases with time.
WANG Ya-chen, ZHANG Wei-jia, FU Tao
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Interventions for intermittent exotropia [PDF]
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2006 The clinical management of intermittent exotropia has been discussed frequently in the literature, but there is a lack of clarity regarding the indications for intervention, the most effective type and if there is a time point at which it should be carried out.The objective of this review was to analyse the effects of various surgical and non-surgical ...
Sarah R. Hatt, Lawrence Gnanaraj
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Single stage Large LR recession with or without MR resection and its motor outcomes in Concomitant Exotropia [PDF]
Perspectives In Medical Research, 2020 Exotropia is a manifest outward deviation of the visual axes, which is either constantly or intermittently present. Untreated, poorly controlled intermittent exotropia later progresses to constant exotropia.
Nalini Jayanthi B1 , Y Raman2 , N Sunitha3
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Scientific Reports, 2023 The Korean Intermittent Exotropia Multicenter Study (KIEMS) was a retrospective, cross-sectional and multicenter study for the investigation of intermittent exotropia involved 65 strabismus specialists from 53 institutions in Korea. Purpose of this study
Dae Hee Kim +8 more
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Assessment of Cortical Dysfunction in Patients with Intermittent Exotropia: An fMRI Study. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Neural imaging studies have found the connection between strabismus and brain cortex. However, the pathological mechanisms of intermittent exotropia are still not fully understood.
Qian Li +4 more
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Factors affecting residual exotropia after two muscle surgery for intermittent exotropia [PDF]
International Journal of Ophthalmology, 2017 AIM: To study the factors affecting residual exotropia (>10 PD) at 4-6wk postoperative visit following two rectus muscle surgery for intermittent exotropia [bilateral lateral rectus (LR) recession or unilateral recess resect procedure].
Shailja Tibrewal +3 more
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