J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.  2009 May;50(5):756-761. 10.3341/jkos.2009.50.5.756.

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity in Exotropia Before and After Strabismus Surgery

• Rhiu S
• Chung SA
• Chang YH
• Lee JB

• KMID: 2212317
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3341/jkos.2009.50.5.756

Abstract

PURPOSE:To evaluate the effect of strabismus surgery in exotropia patients suspected of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
METHODS
Parents of 67 exotropia patients answered the Conner Teacher Rating Scale-Revised for suspecting ADHD before and after 3 months of surgery. Patients were divided into 2 groups by preoperative scale scores. Group 1 had scores under 15 and group 2 who were suspected to have ADHD had scores above 15. Characteristics of exotropia and scale score differences were evaluated.
RESULTS
Group 1 had 43 patients and group 2 had 24 patients. The ratio of group 2 was significantly higher in boys than in girls (P=0.048). The scale scores increased by 1.30 points in group 1 and decreased by 1.04 points in group 2 but there was no significant difference. Scale scores in each group showed no significant difference according to surgical outcome.
CONCLUSIONS
In exotropia patients, there was no significant change in scale scores of ADHD after strabismus surgery.

Keyword

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); Exotropia

MeSH Terms

Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity
Exotropia
Humans
Parents
Strabismus

Figure

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  Figure 1. Conners Teacher Rating Scale-Revised.

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  Figure 2. Frequency of preoperative attention deficit hyperactivity aspect (* p-value=0.048).

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  Figure 3. Proportion of difference in scale scores after surgery (p-value=0.62).

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