Intermittent exotropia is difficult to treat. The mainstay of treatment involves surgery, and in one long-term study authors found that as many as 60% of IXT required at least one re-operation.Patching of the non-dominant eye has also been tested in a large, multi-center randomized control trial and was not found to have a large benefit. More non-surgical treatment modalities are critical to improve the care in this condition.
Age range
4 Years – 7 Years
Sex
ALL
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Dichoptic therapy change of control of intermittent exotropia using the standard control score
Timeframe: 3 months for primary response, and 6 months after a washout period (3 months without the device)