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. 2019 Oct 24;14(4):465–473. doi: 10.18502/jovr.v14i4.5453

Table 2.

Clinical characteristics of slanted and augmented recession in both eso- and exotropic patients


Factors Total Groups
ET XT
Slanted Augmented P-value Slanted Augmented P-value
Pre-op. SE (D) Mean ± SD 1.73 ± 2.51 1.29 ± 2.71 2.19 ± 2.23 0.070 0.36 ± 1.69 0.30 ± 1.37 0.849
Pre-op. BCVA (LogMAR) Mean ± SD 0.19 ± 0.21 0.14 ± 0.13 0.497 0.10 ± 0.14 0.11 ± 0.11 0.310
Post-op. BCVA (LogMAR) Mean ± SD 0.12 ± 0.16 0.17 ± 0.2 0.07 ± 0.09 0.002 0.07 ± 0.12 0.09 ± 0.09 0.611
Amblyopia (%) No 84 (86.6%) 18 (69.2%) 23 (92.0%) 0.075* 21 (91.3%) 22 (95.7%) > 0.99*
Yes 13 (13.4%) 8 (30.8%) 2 (8.0%) 2 (8.7%) 1 (4.3%)
Pre-op. Stereopsis (%, sec/arc) Central ( 100) 15 (15%) 1 (3.8%) 0 (0%) 0.477 6 (25%) 8 (32%) 0.87
Peripheral (100 to 3000) 15 (15.4%) 1 (3.8%) 3 (12%) 6 (25%) 5 (20%)
Suppression ( 3000) 70 (70%) 24 (92.3%) 22 (88%) 12 (50%) 12 (48%)
Post-op. Stereopsis (%, sec/arc) Central ( 100) 27 (27%) 2 (7.7%) 4 (16%) 0.516 11 (45.8%) 10 (40%) 0.578
Peripheral (100 to 3000) 31 (31%) 7 (26.9%) 8 (32%) 6 (25%) 10 (40%)
Suppression ( 3000) 42 (42%) 17 (65.4%) 13 (52%) 7 (29.2%) 5 (20%)
ET, esotropia; XT, exotropia; Op, operation; SE, spherical equivalent; D, diopter, BCVA, best corrected visual acuity;
LogMAR, logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution; sec/arc, second of arc; SD, standard deviation; P, probability
*Fisher Exact Test
Based on Mann–Whitney test