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Table 1 Surgical dose of bilateral lateral rectus recession and unilateral lateral rectus recession and medial rectus resection

From: The subjective controllability of exotropia and its effect on surgical outcomes in patients with intermittent exotropia

Prism diopters

Bilateral LR recession

Unilateral LR recession and MR resection

Recession amount of LR

(millimeter)

Recession amounts of LR

(millimeter)

Resection amounts of MR

(millimeter)

20

5/5

-

-

25

6/6

4

3

30

-

4

4

35

-

5

4

40

-

5

5

45

-

7

5

50

-

8

5

  1. LR, Lateral rectus muscle; MR, medial rectus muscle