Ninety percent of children with intermittent exotropia will become nearsighted by 20 years of age

Wednesday, April 7, 2010 - 10:35 in Psychology & Sociology

Intermittent exotropia is a condition in which the eyes turn outward while looking at an object. Researchers followed 135 patients with intermittent exotropia over a 20-year period and found that slightly more than 90 percent of these children became nearsighted by the time they reached their 20s.

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