Selective Surgery for Intermittent Exotropia Based on Distance/Near Differences

Classic teaching suggests that surgery for intermittent exotropia should be based on distance/near differences. Divergence excess, according to tradition, should be treated with symmetric lateral rectus recessions; simulated divergence excess and basic deviations should be treated with a recess/resect procedure. This teaching, to our knowledge, has not been systematically tested.To evaluate the appropriateness of selective surgery based on...