Exotropia

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Exotropia Awareness Quiz

Test your knowledge on exotropia with our engaging quiz! This quiz covers various aspects of exotropia, including treatment options, diagnostic criteria, and physiological considerations. Challenge yourself and see how much you know!

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Near prism exo of 10 prism diopters more distance is called...
Intermittent exoT
Convergence Insufficiency
Constant exoT
Intermittent ExoP
What does NOT qualify as intermittent Exotropia
Basic intermittent
Divergence excess
Convergence insufficiency
The treatment for exotropia is compensatory due ti the cause being unknown
True
False
What is NOT a treatment option for exotropia?
Vision Training
Occlusion
Prescribe minus lenes
Prescribe reading addition
At what age is the most sensitive age for prescribing minus lenses?
3-4 years
2-6 years
9-12 years
0-2 years
What are the physiological considerations when prescribing vision training? Check all that apply
Patient needs to be fused for at least some of the time
Patient needs to see at least 200 seconds of arc in stereo tests
Patient needs to see at least 6/12
Patient needs to have constant exotropia
What should you do if a Patient that is intermittently exotropic and has been wearing an occlusion patch 3 hours a day and on a review they have gotten worse?
Increase the amount of hours they are wearing the patch
Cease the occlusion therapy
Add more minus to one eye and patch for 6 hours the other
Review again in 1 month due to the success rate being 70% for occlusion
If a patient that you prescribe minus lenses and it does not work on the first consult. What should you do?
Cease treatment as they can make the exo worse
This can be a cause of the lack of accomodation response that will improve
This would indicate that the exotropia is constant
This would indicate that the child would be between 2-6 years old and outside treatment window
When would you consider surgery for Exotropia?
First choice therapy
When everything else has failed
Only if in the amblyogenic period
If the patient is asymptomatic
Constant deviation of exotropia is commonly.....
20-40 Prism dioptres
10-20 Prism dioptres
40-60 Prism dioptres
Only over 50 prism dioptres
What is the best treatment for constant exotropia?
Surgery
Occlusion
Minus lenses
Prism
How common is constant exoptropia?
Less than 10% of exoropes
Less than 5% of exoptropes
10-15% of exoptropes
On average 20% of exotropes
What is the mainstay reason why some optometrists would do 'nothing' for exotropia
It can decline with age
Its cause is unknown and therefore don't know how to fix it
Was always an ophthalmology role
It was often asymptomatic
What does constant Exoptropia have a similar association with?
Infantile esotropia
Fragile X syndrome
Autism
Marfan's syndrome
What is NOT true about intermittent exotropia?
It is more common in Left eyes
More common in women
More common in more pigmented eyes
More common in asian population
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