摘要
Purpose
<p>To describe the long-term surgical outcomes of bilateral lateral rectus recession in patients with intermittent exotropia.Methods
<p>Retrospective review of 18 patients diagnosed with intermittent exotropia between 1995 and 2005 who underwent surgical treatment in the Ramon y Cajal Hospital.Results
<p>Of the 18 patients with intermittent exotropia, 50%were basic subtype. All of them underwent bilateral lateral rectus recession, associated with a previous failed botulinum toxin injection in 8 of them. Satisfactory results (less than 10 PD orthophoria) were obtained in 68.2%of the patients after a 4.5-year follow-up period.Conclusions
<p>Bilateral lateral rectus recession is an effective and stable surgical procedure in the long-term motor control of intermittent exotropia, especially in basic subtype. Previous injection of botulinum toxin did not affect the results.