title: The effect of preoperative convergence exercises on the surgical outcome of primary exotropia.
abstract: In a retrospective study of 89 patients with exotropia, the authors investigated the influence of active convergence exercises in the postoperative angle of deviation and found that convergence exercises do not increase the incidence or the size of the esodeviation post-operatively.
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D009988:Orthoptics / Q000379:methods; D011300:Preoperative Care; D011379:Prognosis; D013285:Strabismus / Q000601:surgery*