J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.  1997 Feb;38(2):308-312.

The Effect of Occlusion Therapy on Overcorrected Monocular Exotropia

• Jin SJ
• Rah SH
• Lee CH

Abstract

From February 1988 to June 1994, we compared deviation angle of between the ones who were operated by occlusion therapy and the ones who were not in 25-25 prism diopters overcorrected patients after operation of monocular exotropia at Wonju christian hospital. After 1 months of the operation in case of occlusion therapy patients(92%) with 12 out of 13 have been stabilized from the deviation angle under 15 prism diopters but no occlusion therapy patients(60%) have been stabilized with 6 out of 10. We thought that occlusion therapy was good method for early decreasing deviation angle and maintaining fusion state in 20-24 prism diopters overcorrected patients after operation of monocular exotropia.

Keyword

monocular exotropia; over correction; occlusion therapy

MeSH Terms

Exotropia*
Gangwon-do
Humans