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Progression of myopia or short sightedness in children following surgery for intermittent exotropia which is characterized by occasional outward deviation of one or both eyes.

A Prospective study of Myopia Progression in Children following surgical intervention for Intermittent exotropia - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2024/03/064786
Enrollment
52
Registered
2024-03-27
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-04-01

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: H503- Intermittent heterotropia

Interventions

Intervention1: NIL: NIL

Sponsors

Purva Kavishwar
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Patients who underwent surgery for IXT and achieved correction within plus/minus 10 prism diopters at 2 weeks post operatively. 2.Patients with myopia minus 0.5D to minus 6D 3.Astigmatism less than 2D 4.Anisometropia less than 2D 5.Amblyopia with BCVA more than 6/12

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Patients with high myopia more than minus 6D 2.Lenticular myopia 3.K reading less than 36D or more than 48D 4.Previous ocular surgeries 5.Previous treatment with atropine or myopia control spectacle lenses or ortho K contact lenses 6.Retinopathy of prematurity/ congenital anomaly / glaucoma/retinal pathology

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Rate of myopia progression in patients who underwent surgical intervention for intermittent exotropiaTimepoint: At baseline, 6 months, 12 months

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To analyze whether age of surgery for intermittent exotropia influences myopia progressionTimepoint: 18 months

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Ankita Bisani

Aravind Eye Hospital, Chennai

ankita.bisani@aravind.org9840450042

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026