The Relationship of Age and Other Baseline Factors to Outcome of Initial Surgery for Intermittent Exotropia

Abstract Purpose To determine whether age at surgery is associated with surgical outcome of intermittent exotropia (IXT) at 3 years. Design Secondary analysis of pooled data from a randomized trial Methods 197 children 3 to > 2 octaves, at any masked examination; or reoperation without meeting any of these criteria. Results The cumulative probability of a suboptimal surgical outcome by 3 years was 28% (19 of 72) for children 3 to Conclusions This analysis suggests that in children with IXT, younger age at surgery (3 to