Table 1 Association between clinical characteristics and transient eye closure (TEC) in intermittent exotropia patients
Overall (n = 61) | Transient eye closure (+) (n = 27) | Transient eye closure (−) (n = 34) | p-value | Multivariate analysis (p-value) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Onset of IXT (years,mean ± SD) | 4.13 ± 2.13 | 4.07 ± 1.94 | 4.18 ± 2.29 | 0.85 | 0.11 |
Photo-sensitivity | |||||
Yes | 29 (47.5%) | 23 (74.1%) | 6 (26.5%) | < 0.01a | < 0.01a |
No | 32 (52.5%) | 4 (25.9%) | 28 (73.5%) | ||
Distance angle (PD,mean ± SD) | 26.15 ± 6.39 | 24.41 ± 7.29 | 27.53 ± 5.28 | 0.06 | 0.99 |
Near angle (PD, mean ± SD) | 24.67 ± 7.38 | 22.37 ± 7.87 | 26.50 ± 6.51 | 0.03a | 0.10 |
Control scale | |||||
0 ~ 2 (good-control) | 49 (80.3%) | 21 (77.8%) | 28 (82.4%) | 0.66 | 0.39 |
3 ~ 5 (poor-control) | 12 (19.7%) | 6 (22.2%) | 6 (17.6%) | ||
Distance W4D | |||||
Normal | 32 (56.1%) | 20 (76.9%) | 12 (38.7%) | < 0.01a | 0.02a |
Abnormal | 25 (43.9%) | 6 (23.1%) | 19 (61.3%) | ||
Near W4D | |||||
Normal | 43 (75.4%) | 21 (80.8%) | 22 (71.0%) | 0.39 | 0.26 |
Abnormal | 14 (24.6%) | 5 (19.2%) | 9 (29.0%) | ||
Near stereoacuity (arcsec, mean ± SD) | 63.65 ± 75.32 | 75.42 ± 103.51 | 53.77 ± 37.95 | 0.32 | 0.17 |