Silicone Band in the Surgical Treatment of Manifest Exotropia

Purpose: A silicone band was sutured anteriorly to the edge of the lateral rectus muscle neotendon during recession surgery in order to reduce and delay the reoccurrence after exotropia surgery. Methods: Collected data of 12 patients (8 males and 4 females), aged 7 - 54 years with diagnosis of constant manifest exotropia and mean angle deviation in primary position of 15,04o(sd 1,18) for near and of 13,23o (sd 0,71) for distance. All patients...