Postoperative outcomes in children with intermittent exotropia from a population-based cohort

To describe the long-term surgical outcomes in a population-based cohort of children with intermittent exotropia.The medical records of all children (<19 years) who were diagnosed with intermittent exotropia as residents of Olmsted County Minnesota, from January 1, 1975, through December 31, 1994, and managed with surgery were retrospectively reviewed.Of 184 patients with intermittent exotropia, 61 (33%) underwent surgery at a mean age of 7.6...