title: [Intermittent exotropia: bilateral lateral rectus recession treatment and long term results].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe the long-term surgical outcomes of bilateral lateral rectus recession in patients with intermittent exotropia.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective review of 18 patients diagnosed with intermittent exotropia between 1995 and 2005 who underwent surgical treatment in the Ramon y Cajal Hospital.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of the 18 patients with intermittent exotropia, 50% were basic subtype. All of them underwent bilateral lateral rectus recession, associated with a previous failed botulinum toxin injection in 8 of them. Satisfactory results (less than 10 PD orthophoria) were obtained in 68.2% of the patients after a 4.5-year follow-up period.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Bilateral lateral rectus recession is an effective and stable surgical procedure in the long-term motor control of intermittent exotropia, especially in basic subtype. Previous injection of botulinum toxin did not affect the results.
authors: Servicio de Oftalmología, Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, España. marperlo@hotmail.com
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Pérez-López
authors: F J
authors: FJ
authors: Hurtado Ceña
authors: J M
authors: JM
authors: Rodríguez Sánchez
authors: M F
authors: MF
authors: Ruiz Guerrero
authors: F J
authors: FJ
authors: Muñoz-Negrete
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000550:Amblyopia / Q000150:complications; D019274:Botulinum Toxins, Type A / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005099:Exotropia / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009801:Oculomotor Muscles / Q000601:surgery*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014103:Torticollis / Q000150:complications; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D015348:Vision, Binocular; D014792:Visual Acuity
chemical_list: D019274:Botulinum Toxins, Type A