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  • Title: Spectacle Decentration to Augment Over-minus Therapy in Cases with Intermittent Exotropia.
    Author: Samy El Gendy N, Abdelnabi E.
    Journal: Semin Ophthalmol; 2021 Feb 17; 36(1-2):46-50. PubMed ID: 33577389.
    Abstract:
    Purpose: To evaluate the adding effect of inward decentration of concave spectacle lenses (adding a prismatic effect) on angle control in cases with distance intermittent exotropia (IXT) receiving over-minus therapy.Methods: Patients with myopia with IXT angles ≤25 and a Newcastle score (NCS) ≥5 were included. Patients were randomised into two groups. Group 1 received over-minus therapy. Group 2 received over-minus therapy with inward decentration of spectacle glasses to add a base out prism effect equal to one-third of the distance angle of deviation. Success was measured as the percentage of orthotropic cases or those with orthophoria or IXT with improved NCS ≤ 3 and tolerant to treatment. Patients were evaluated 3 months after initial treatment, 3 months after partial weaning and 18 months after complete weaning.Results: Sixty-four patients were included, with 32 in each group. The success rates of group 1 were 65.6%, 37.5%, and 31.3%, in group 2, the rates were 75%, 65.6%, and 65.6% for orthotropic cases or those with orthophoria or IXT with improved NCS ≤ 3, respectively. Moreover, NCS significantly improved in group 2 till last visit.Conclusion: Adding decentration to over-minus therapy can result in better control of small angle IXT and could be considered as a non-invasive and reversible therapy.
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