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Table 3 Postoperative angles of deviation (PD) at distance and near (Distance / Near)

From: Comparison of outcomes of unilateral recession-resection as primary surgery and reoperation for intermittent Exotropia

Postoperative day

Group A (n = 44)

Group B (n = 36)

P value*

1 day

−5.18 ± 5.96 / -4.42 ± 6.91

−5.28 ± 3.95 / -3.94 ± 4.27

0.932/0.723

1 month

0.16 ± 3.80 / -0.14 ± 3.52

−0.56 ± 1.69 / -0.39 ± 2.01

0.300/0.695

3 months

1.64 ± 4.31 / 1.65 ± 4.64

−0.11 ± 0.82 / -0.44 ± 1.44

0.012/0.011

6 months

2.64 ± 4.94 / 2.65 ± 5.31

0.72 ± 2.35 / 0.61 ± 2.47

0.026/0.037

12 months

4.95 ± 7.10 / 3.88 ± 6.47

1.27 ± 3.16 / 0.68 ± 3.01

0.004/0.023

24 months

7.41 ± 8.36 / 5.74 ± 8.25

2.08 ± 2.39 / 1.48 ± 1.59

0.003/0.004

Final follow-up

8.89 ± 8.52 / 7.74 ± 5.14

2.50 ± 3.68 / 2.02 ± 3.91

0.000/0.000

  1. Group A = patients who had undergone R&R as primary surgery
  2. Group B = patients who had undergone R&R as reoperation
  3. In the angle of deviation, minus means esodeviation
  4. PD prism diopters
  5. *Mann-Whitney U test
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