An interventional study of muscle transplantation and Y splitting in Exotropia, sponsored by Ain Shams University. Recruiting at 1 site in Egypt. Open to participants aged 6 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-01-20.
Sponsored by Ain Shams University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
This study is designed to correct large-angle exotropia by monocular surgery. It compares two augmented recession techniques, which are recession with muscle transplantation and recession with Y splitting.
58 studies on the registry are indexed under Exotropia; 13 are open to participants now.
This study's planned enrollment of 30 is below the median of 50 across 49 interventional studies indexed under Exotropia.
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Exclusion Criteria:
This group will undergo medial rectus resection, lateral rectus recession, with muscle transplantation
Procedure: muscle transplantation
This group will undergo medial rectus resection, lateral rectus recession, with Y splitting
Procedure: Y splitting
transplanting a resected part of medial rectus to the already recessed lateral rectus muscle
Y splitting of the recessed lateral rectus muscle
Ocular alignment
To measure ocular alignment using prisms after lateral rectus recession with muscle transplantation versus lateral rectus recession with Y splitting
Time frame: from the operation till six months postoperatively
palpebral fissure height
Assess whether this is a change in palpebral fissure height pre- and postoperatively by measurement using a ruler
Time frame: from preoperative to 6 months postoperative
ocular incomitance
The presence of ocular incomitance and gaze restriction using prisms and motility tests after surgery
Time frame: from surgery till 6 months afterward
Plan to share: Undecided
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