Table 2 Comparison of visual acuity and refractive errors of Group 1 (deteriorated patients) vs Group 2 (patients with no deterioration).

From: The Natural Course of Intermittent Exotropia over a 3-year Period and the Factors Predicting the Control Deterioration

 

Group 1: No Deterioration in Control (n = 77)

Group 2: Deteriorated in Control (n = 40)

P−value

Right eye visual acuity (logMAR) at initial

0.014

0.033

0.257

Right eye spherical equivalent at initial (diopters)

−1.25

−1.32

0.886

Right eye spherical equivalent change over 3 years (diopters)

−0.63

−0.63

0.978

Left eye visual acuity (logMAR) at initial

0.012

0.024

0.462

Left eye spherical equivalent at initial (diopters)

−1.43

−1.23

0.694

Left eye spherical equivalent change over 3 years (diopters)

−0.57

−0.74

0.635

  1. Comparisons were made by 2-tailed independent T-test.