More esotropic patients reported to be discriminated against compared to exotropic patients.
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Most patients have exotropic drift at a subsequent follow-up, especially in the first month after surgery.
Ponnarun Kanjanawasee, Pokpong Praneeprachachon, Parnchat Pukrushpan 2018, 'Relation between early postoperative deviation and long-term outcome after unilaterallateral rectus recession and medial rectus resection for adult exotropia', International Journal of Ophthalmologyhttp://www.ijo.cn/en_publish/2018/8/20180817.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Exotropic eyes were five times more likely to point to the blind side than esotropic eyes (85% vs 15%).
P Matthew Bronstad, Eli Peli, Rui Liu, Amy Doherty, Anne B Fulton 2018, 'High prevalence of strabismic visual field expansion in pediatric homonymous hemianopia.',PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6300329?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)