Changing Strabismus Surgery Distribution at Shanxi Province Eye Hospital in Central China.

PURPOSE: To investigate whether there has been a changing trend of strabismus surgery in a provincial eye hospital in the central part of China over the past decade.

METHODS: This was a retrospective analysis of data on all strabismus surgery performed in Shanxi Province Eye Hospital in China during the past 10 years. Recorded characteristics included patient demographics, type of strabismus, age, and gender.

RESULTS: A total of 12,327 patients received strabismus surgery in the eye hospital from 2005 to 2014. The number of surgeries increased steadily from 800 in 2005 to 1,723 in 2014 (P < .01). Constant exotropia was the most common type among all types of strabismus. Superior oblique muscle palsy was the most common type of paralytic strabismus. Exotropia oblique A- and V-pattern type was the most common type of special strabismus.

CONCLUSIONS: The amount of strabismus surgery increased during the past decade. The proportion of patients with intermittent exotropia increased over time compared to those with other types of strabismus. [J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 2017;54(2):112-116.].