International Journal of Clinical Research

Objective To analyze the effect of visual function training on improving binocular visual function in patients with intermittent exotropia after non-surgical treatment or surgery. Methods Patients with intermittent exotropia were admitted from January 2023 to March 2025, and were divided into non-operative group (60 cases) and surgical group (80 cases). In the non-surgical group, 30 patients were treated with mirror refractive correction (non-surgical control group), and 30 cases were treated with refractive correction combined with visual function training (non-surgical training group). In the surgical group, 40 patients relied only on glasses for refractive adjustment after surgery (surgical control group), and 40 patients combined refractive correction with visual function training after surgery (surgical training group). We compared the recovery of visual function, the effectiveness of strabismus control in non-surgical patients, and the recovery of eye position in surgical patients between the two groups. Results After treatment, the non-surgical training group was better than the non-surgical control group in terms of strabismus control and visual function, and the surgical training group was better than the surgical control group in terms of eye position retraction and visual function, and the P value between the groups was <0.05, which showed statistical significance. Conclusion Visual function training can effectively improve binocular visual function for patients with intermittent exotropia after surgery and surgery, and is worthy of widespread promotion.

Intermittent exotropia; Visual function training; Binocular vision function; Non-surgical treatment; Surgical treatment