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Table 2 Change in total Newcastle Control Score by treatment group

From: The improving outcomes in intermittent exotropia study: outcomes at 2 years after diagnosis in an observational cohort

 

Treatment within 2 years:

 

Observation

n = 191

Vision only

n = 63

Non-surgical treatment

n = 48

Surgery

n = 62

Improved by ≥3; n (%)

19 (10)

5 (8)

7 (15)

26 (42)

Stable; n (%)

163 (85)

53 (84)

39 (81)

21 (34)

Deteriorated by ≥3; n (%)

9 (5)

5 (8)

2 (4)

2 (3)

Overcorrected n (%)

-

-

-

13 (21)

  1. The home control component score was missing for 1 patient at enrolment and outcome NCS were missing for one surgery and 5 non-surgery patients because the home control component was not completed. (For the child who had surgery, no detectable squint was seen in the clinic.) Difference between groups in proportions improved/stable/deteriorated: chi-square 58.9, p < 0.001.
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