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| Title |
Surgery versus Active Monitoring in Intermittent Exotropia (SamExo): study protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial
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| Published in |
Trials, October 2012
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| DOI | 10.1186/1745-6215-13-192 |
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| Authors |
Deborah Buck, Elaine McColl, Christine J Powell, Jing Shen, John Sloper, Nick Steen, Robert Taylor, Peter Tiffin, Luke Vale, Michael P Clarke |
| Abstract |
Childhood intermittent exotropia [X(T)] is a type of strabismus (squint) in which one eye deviates outward at times, usually when the child is tired. It may progress to a permanent squint, loss of stereovision and/or amblyopia (reduced vision). Treatment options for X(T) include eye patches, glasses, surgery and active monitoring. There is no consensus regarding how this condition should be managed, and even when surgery is the preferred option clinicians disagree as to the optimal timing. Reports on the natural history of X(T) are limited, and there is no randomised controlled trial (RCT) evidence on the effectiveness or efficiency of surgery compared with active monitoring. The SamExo (Surgery versus Active Monitoring in Intermittent Exotropia) pilot study has been designed to test the feasibility of such a trial in the UK. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 67 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Peru | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 66 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 10 | 15% |
| Researcher | 7 | 10% |
| Other | 6 | 9% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 6 | 9% |
| Student > Bachelor | 5 | 7% |
| Other | 14 | 21% |
| Unknown | 19 | 28% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 20 | 30% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 7 | 10% |
| Social Sciences | 3 | 4% |
| Neuroscience | 3 | 4% |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 9 | 13% |
| Unknown | 23 | 34% |