Table 1: Data of consecutive and constant exotropia patients' groups
|
Consecutive XT (n:18) |
Constant XT (n:18) |
P value |
Gender Male (n) Female (n) |
12 6 |
8 10 |
P:0.31a |
Age at diagnosis (years) |
20.0 ± 9.4 |
18.19 ±10.3 |
P:0.58b |
Age at XT surgery (years) |
20.4 ± 9.3 |
19.6 ± 10.3 |
P:0.84b |
Visual acuity Right Left |
0.72 ± 0.3 0.77 ± 0.3 |
0.71 ± 0.4 0.68 ± 0.3 |
P:0.81b P:0.37b |
SE (D) Right Left |
0.75 (-0.75 - +3.75) 0.50 (-0.75 - +4.25) |
0 (-4.0 - +1.0) 0 (-3.5 - +3.5) |
P:0.019b P:0.006b |
Preoperative deviation (PD) |
33.61 ± 7.4 |
36.94 ± 11.6 |
P:0.52b |
Postoperative deviation (PD) |
0 ((-14) - 0)* |
0 ((-6 )- 20)* |
P:0.40b |
MR advancement &resection (mm) |
5.58 ± 1.07 |
5.13 ± 0.76 |
P:0.38b |
LR recession (mm) |
7.47 ± 1.7 |
7.63 ± 1.2 |
P:0.74b |
Amount of improvement (PD) |
35.50 ± 8.3 |
35.83 ± 11.8 |
P:0.92b |
Follow-up(months) |
12.0 ± 9.4 |
8.6 ± 2.7 |
P:0.58b |
XT: Exotropia
LR: Lateral rectus
SE: Spherical equivalent
PD: Prism diopter
D: Diopter
mm: Milimeter
n: Number
* : Minus indicates postoperative esotropia
a : Chi-Square test
b : Mann-Whitney U test