Exotropia

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

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

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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