Improving Control of Intermittent Exotropia

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age4-10
SponsorRetina Foundation of the Southwest

About this trial

To determine whether use of dichoptic movies for 8 weeks may be helpful in improving control alignment in children with intermittent exotropia (IXT), thus allowing IXT to be managed non-surgically

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Diagnosis of IXT or XT at Distance & IXT or XP at near (Basic or Pseudo Divergence Excess subtype of IXT)

No surgery planned for 6 months

Disqualifiers

Prior eye muscle surgery

Prior binocular treatment or vision therapy

Amblyopia

Neurological conditions, seizure disorders, vestibular abnormalities, or frequent headache

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • dichoptic videos
  • standard videos

Treatment groups

40 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups