Effect of Mild to Moderate Myopic Refractive Error on Surgical Outcomes of Intermittent Exotropia in Children

Purpose: We evaluated the effect of myopia on lateral rectus recession in children with intermittent exotropia.Methods: Medical records patients mild to moderate who underwent for exotropia surgery were retrospectively reviewed. Patients grouped into three groups according their spherical equivalents (SEs) (group 1: SE > -1.0 diopter [D]; group 2: -3.0 D ≥ D; 3: ≤ D). The success rate after 1 month, 3 months, and 12 degree correction Surgeries considered successful if amount exo/eso-tropia or phoria was within +10/-10 prism diopters (PD) months.Results: There no significant differences mean exodeviation at any time point among groups. per muscle (PD/mm) 2.05 ± 0.40, 2.33 0.57, 2.00 0.30; 2.13 0.46, 2.06 0.26, 2.14 0.13; 1.93 0.47, 2.11 0.32, 1.92 0.25 1, 3, month(s) groups; however, results statistically months only. surgical 81.82%, 100%, 100% groups, respectively, groups.Conclusions: difference myopia. No additional is needed myopic exotropia.