Surgical Correction of Childhood Intermittent Exotropia and the Risk of Developing Mental Illness

Purpose To assess whether successful surgical intervention for intermittent exotropia, or the timing of intervention, has any effect on the development of mental illness. Design Retrospective, observational case series. Methods All patients (

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Published in:American journal of ophthalmology 2014-10, Vol.158 (4), p.788-792.e1
Main Authors: Kilgore, Khin P, Barraza, Román A, Hodge, David O, McKenzie, Jeff A, Mohney, Brian G
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Child
Children & youth
Exotropia - physiopathology
Exotropia - surgery
Female
Humans
Illnesses
Male
Mental disorders
Mental Disorders - epidemiology
Mental health care
Minnesota - epidemiology
Oculomotor Muscles - physiopathology
Oculomotor Muscles - surgery
Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures
Ophthalmology
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
Vision, Binocular - physiology
Young Adult
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Summary:Purpose To assess whether successful surgical intervention for intermittent exotropia, or the timing of intervention, has any effect on the development of mental illness. Design Retrospective, observational case series. Methods All patients (
ISSN:0002-9394
1879-1891
DOI:10.1016/j.ajo.2014.06.008