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. 2022 Aug 1;12(1):13195.
doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-17067-5.

Comparison of sensory outcomes in patients with successful motor outcome versus recurrent exotropia after surgery for intermittent exotropia

Hye Jun Joo  1 , Jin Ju Choi  2 , Jin Woo Ro  3 , Dong Gyu Choi  4
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Comparison of sensory outcomes in patients with successful motor outcome versus recurrent exotropia after surgery for intermittent exotropia

Hye Jun Joo et al. Sci Rep. .

Abstract

Here, we compared sensory outcomes between patients with successful motor outcomes and recurrent exotropia after intermittent exotropia surgery. We retrospectively analyzed 303 patients who underwent surgery for intermittent exotropia, divided into two groups: successful motor outcome defined as an alignment between 10 prism diopters (PD) exodeviation and 5PD esodeviation at the final follow-up (Group A, n = 177) and residual or recurrent exotropia defined as exodeviation > 10 PD (Group B, n = 126). Preoperative and postoperative (at final visit) sensory outcomes were compared using the Titmus stereotest and distance Worth 4-dot test. Stereoacuity significantly improved postoperatively in both successful motor outcome group (Group A) and residual or recurrent exotropia group (Group B). However, stereoacuity did not differ between groups preoperatively and postoperatively. On the other hand, fusion rates for the Worth 4-dot test were significantly higher in group A than in group B, preoperatively and postoperatively, and significantly increased postoperatively only in group A. Therefore, the distance Worth 4-dot test may be useful for evaluating postoperative prognosis and preoperative sensory status.

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Postoperative changes in the Titmus stereotest results grouped by the preoperative stereoacuity results in Group A.
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Postoperative changes in the Titmus stereotest results grouped by preoperative stereoacuity results in Group B.
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