About this trial
This a randomized clinical trial comparing True muscle transplantation surgery versus Augmented Semi hang back recession for treatment of large angle exotropia
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
Patients with large angle exotropia more than 50 prism diopters.
No previous squint surgery.
Disqualifiers
Patients with severe ocular surface diseases as ocular cicatricial pemphigoid and severe dry eye.
Severe systemic illness that prevents general anesthesia
Trial design
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
True Muscle Transplantation Surgery
Procedure/Surgerytrue Muscle Transplantation surgery for treatment of large angle Exotropia
Augmented Semi hang back Recession
Procedure/SurgeryAugmented Semi hang back Recession for treatment of large angle Exotropia
Treatment groups
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
Surgical success rate at 6 months
Proportion of patients with ocular alignment within 10 prism diopters of orthotropia measured by prism and alternate cover test
Sponsors and contacts
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Hassnaa Mohamed Abdelhameed Ahmed
Lead sponsor
Minia University
Sponsor institution