Download PDF Surgical correction of intermittent exotropia is a breadandbutter procedure for many pediatric ophthalmologists But a recent study in the British Journal of Ophthalmology (BJO) 1 and an accompanying editorial 2 call into question the notion that intermittent exotropia is straightforward or fully understood These articles challenge some of the dogma that has guided In other studies, children diagnosed with intermittent exotropia and convergence insufficiency forms of strabismus developed mental illness by early childhood Surgery When surgery is opted for or necessary, the length and position of the muscles surrounding the eye are adjusted so as to appear straight Intermittent exotropia (X (T)) is one of the most common form of strabismus with surgery being the mainstay of treatment The main goal of surgery is to preserve binocular vision and stereopsis and to prevent its further loss The decision to operate is mainly based on four aspects increasing angle of exodeviation, deteriorating control of X (T), decrease in stereopsis
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