Abstract
Aim: To evaluate the long-term results of symmetrical (i.e., bilateral lateral rectus recession) (BLR rec) and asymmetrical (i.e., unilateral medial rectus resection and lateral rectus recession) (R-R) surgical treatment of patients with a diagnosis of basic-type intermittent exotropia (X(T)). Methods: The patient folders of a total of 65 patients with basic-type X(T) who visited the Ankara Ulucanlar Eye Education and Research Hospital Eye Clinic Strabismus Unit between January 2004 and January 2013 and underwent strabismus surgery were analyzed retrospectively. The patients were evaluated according to the applied surgical method: patients treated using the BLR rec method (Group 1= 25) and patients treated using the R-R method (Group 2= 40). During the last Original Research Article
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