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What does exotropia mean?

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Noun
  1. (medicine) A form of strabismus in which the eyes deviate outwards
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Intermittent exotropia does not respond to exercises, the deviation is present mainly at distance and does not go away.
The treatment for intermittent exotropia is surgical, consisting of weakening and strengthening the appropriate extraocular muscles to realign the eyes.
Field expansion for homonymous hemianopia by optically induced peripheral exotropia.
The severe exotropia and hypotropia of the subjects' eyes limited the ability to assess trochlear and abducens function.
If there is NO movement of the uncovered eye when you remove the cover and the uncovered eye remains fixated then an alternating exotropia or esotropia is present.
The patient demonstrated marked deficits in motility in the right eye and a prominent right exotropia in primary gaze, which was indicated by the corneal light reflex.

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