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The results of squint surgery in 118 children with non-paralytic childhood esotropia are analysed. A ‘favourable outcome’, defined as a final alignment within ±10 dioptres of straight, or within ±20 dioptres of straight if there was evidence of binocular single vision, was achieved in 86 (72.9%) children. The factors affecting the final outcome are discussed, including age of onset, age at the time of surgery, pre-operative and post-operative amblyopia, refractive error, anisometropia, the surgical procedures used, and post-operative ocular alignment.
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Keenan, J., Willshaw, H. The outcome of strabismus surgery in childhood esotropia. Eye 7, 341–345 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1038/eye.1993.72
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