Large Angle Exotropia
Conditions
Keywords
exotropia,strabismus,muscle transplantation,augmented recession
Brief summary
This a randomized clinical trial comparing True muscle transplantation surgery versus Augmented Semi hang back recession for treatment of large angle exotropia
Detailed description
large angle exotropia is a challenging to treat surgically .40 patients will be randomized into 2 groups and followed for 6 months to assess alignment and success rate
Interventions
PROCEDURETrue Muscle Transplantation Surgery
true Muscle Transplantation surgery for treatment of large angle Exotropia
PROCEDUREAugmented Semi hang back Recession
Augmented Semi hang back Recession for treatment of large angle Exotropia
Sponsors
Hassnaa Mohamed Abdelhameed Ahmed
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Intervention model description
Patients will be randomly assigned to 1 of 2 surgical intervention arms
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
1. Patients with large angle exotropia more than 50 prism diopters. 2. No previous squint surgery.
Exclusion criteria
1. Patients with severe ocular surface diseases as ocular cicatricial pemphigoid and severe dry eye. 2. Severe systemic illness that prevents general anesthesia
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Surgical success rate at 6 months | 6 months post-surgery | Proportion of patients with ocular alignment within 10 prism diopters of orthotropia measured by prism and alternate cover test |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
CONTACTHassnaa Mohamed Abdelhameed, Assistant lecturer
Outcome results
None listed