Research Article

Predictive Factors Affecting the Short Term and Long Term Exodrift in Patients with Intermittent Exotropia after Bilateral Rectus Muscle Recession and Its Effect on Surgical Outcome

Table 1

Pattern of postoperative drift of our 203 patients.

Postoperative time pointNumber of esodrifts (%)Number of no drift (%)Number of exodrift (%)Mean postoperative drift

6 weeks30 (14.8)47 (23.2)126 (62.1)4.3 ± 8.1 PD
6 months26 (12.8)27 (13.3)150 (73.9)5.8 ± 8.4 PD
1 year23 (11.3)17 (8.4)163 (80.3)7.2 ± 8.3 PD
2 years23 (11.3)14 (6.9)166 (81.8)7.4 ± 8.4 PD
3 years21 (10.3)11 (5.4)171 (84.2)7.7 ± 8.5 PD