Consecutive exotropia treatment

Comparing Medial rectus Advancement Using Non absorbable versus Absorbable Suture in patients with Consecutive Exotropia

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20190502043449N1

Enrollment

Registered

2019-05-27

Start date

2019-06-22

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-08-26

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Conditions

Consecutive exotropia.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: medial rectus muscle advancement using nonabsorbable suture ( Mersiline 6-0). Intervention 2: Control group: medial rectus muscle advancement using absorbable sutur

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Consecutive exotropia following medial rectus recession consecutive exotropia > 15 PD consecutive exotropia cases that need single medial rectus advancement

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: History of neurologic problems Significant vertical deviation Less than 4 M passed from previous surgery Positive forced duction test

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Postoperative angle of deviation. Timepoint: 3 months and 6 months. Method of measurement: Prism.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Recurrence of angle of deviation. Timepoint: Before surgery, 1 week, 3 months and 6 months after surgery. Method of measurement: Prism.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactAmirreza Veisi

Tehran University of Medical Sciences

amirveisi3@gmail.com+98 21 5540 0003

Outcome results

None listed

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