Infantile exotropia in healthy children.
Constant exotropia is uncommon during the first year of life. We retrospectively identified 13 patients with large, constant exotropia during the first year of life which required surgery. Bilateral lateral rectus muscle recessions were done in all 13 cases. Only two patients have required reoperation. The clinical characteristics and management of this unusual condition are similar to those of infantile esotropia.
Rubin
S E
SE
Department of Ophthalmology, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, New York 11042.
Nelson
L B
LB
Wagner
R S
RS
Simon
J W
JW
Catalano
R A
RA
D005099:Exotropia / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012086:Reoperation; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013285:Strabismus / Q000601:surgery*