Table 2.
The demographic and pre and postoperative characteristics of four patient groups
| Group 1 ET (BMRR) | Group 2 ET (R&R) | Group 3 XT (BLRR) | Group 4 XT (R&R) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | 34 (70.8) | 14 (29.2) | 28 (33.7) | 55 (66.3) | |
| Mean age±SD | 10.8±8.9 | 31.3±11.6 | 18.5±13.7 | 25.5±9 | 0.01 |
| Male (%) | 73.5 | 78.6 | 32.1 | 61.8 | 0.03 |
| Mean preoperation deviation (PD) | 69.5±6.5 (65-90) | 80.7±10.3 (65-100) | 67.3±7.6 (60-85) | 74.2±12.1 (60-100) | 0.08 |
| Mean postoperation deviation (PD) (12 months) | 15.9±12.3 (0-30) | 11.1±9.2 (0-30) | 11.2±10.8 (0-30) | 8.4±6.7 (0-30) | 0.12 |
| Persistent limitation of Abd or Add (number of cases) at 12th month postoperation (%) | 3 (8.8) | 2 (14.2) | 3 (10.7) | 5 (9) | 0.21 |
ET: Esotropia, BMRR: Bilateral medial rectus recession, R&R: Resection and recession, XT: Exotropia, BLRR: Bilateral lateral rectus recession, SD: Standard deviation, PD: Prism diopter, Abd: Abduction, Add: Adduction, ANOVA: Analysis of variance, P: Post hoc (one-way ANOVA) tests