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Table 5 Change in visual acuity (worse eye) between enrolment and outcome, by treatment group

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

 

Treatment group:

 

Observation

(n = 156)

Vision only

(n = 45)

Non-surgical treatment

(n = 40)

Surgery

(n = 36)

Mean [SD] acuity(worse eye) at enrolment (LogMAR)

0.127 [0.104]

0.211 [0.117]

0.169 [0.142]

0.178 [0.145]

Mean [SD] acuity(worse eye) at outcome (LogMAR)

0.081 [0.083]

0.141 [0.127]

0.107 [0.134]

0.144 [0.133]

Mean change[95% CIs]

-0.045[-0.061 to-0.029]

-0.069[-0.105 to -0.035]

-0.062[-0.109 to -0.015]

-0.034[-0.085 to 0.018]

Significance of difference between enrolment and 24 months/6-month post-op by treatment group*

p < 0.001

p < 0.001

p = 0.011

p = 0.195

  1. *Paired samples t-test