PURPOSE: To compare the outcomes of unilateral lateral rectus recession to unilateral recession-resection in the treatment of @entity1 with intermittent @entity5770 . METHODS: The medical records of @entity1 with intermittent @entity5770 with exodeviation of 20(  ) to 25(  ) who underwent unilateral lateral rectus recession or recession-resection at a single center from 2002 to 2010 were retrospectively reviewed, and surgical outcomes between groups were compared. RESULTS: Of 70 @entity1 , 37 underwent lateral rectus recession; 33, recession-resection. The mean preoperative exodeviation was 22.2(  )    2.1(  ) at distance and 22.3(  )    3.3(  ) at near in the lateral rectus group and 24.5(  )    1.4(  ) at distance and 26.4(  )    3.6(  ) at near in the recession-resection group. Successful surgical outcome was defined as esodeviation of  <=5(  ) to exodeviation of  <=10(  ) at distance in primary position. The mean follow-up period was 37.1 months in the lateral rectus group and 44.6 months in the recession-resection group (P = 0.078). The surgical success did not differ significantly between groups at the final follow-up (45.9% in the lateral rectus group and 39.4% in the recession-resection group; P = 0.215). However, posteroperative overcorrection was less common in the lateral rectus group through 12 months' follow-up. CONCLUSIONS: Surgical outcomes at a mean of 3.4 years did not differ significantly between groups. In our study cohort, unilateral lateral rectus recession showed a low risk of overcorrection in the treatment of mild to moderate @entity5770 .

Comparative study of lateral rectus recession versus recession-resection in unilateral surgery for  intermittent XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity5770 :: ('MESH:D005099', 'Disease') :: ['exotropia', 'angle exotropia']
@entity5770 :: (MESH:D005099,Disease) :: ['exotropia']
