title: 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, preoperative and post-operative amblyopia, refractive error, anisometropia, the surgical procedures used, and postoperative ocular alignment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Ophthalmology, Birmingham Children's Hospital, UK.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Keenan
authors.forename: H E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Willshaw
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D017668:Age of Onset; D000550:Amblyopia / Q000150:complications; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004948:Esotropia / Q000150:complications; D005099:Exotropia / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012086:Reoperation; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D015348:Vision, Binocular