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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, pre- operative and post-operative amblyopia, refractive error, anisometropia, the surgical procedures used, and postoperative ocular alignment.
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Keenan, J., Willshaw, H. The outcome of strabismus surgery in childhood exotropia. Eye 8, 632–637 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1038/eye.1994.158
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