Exotropia, Congenital: Treatment & Medication

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Further Reading

Keywords

congenital exotropia, XT, strabismus

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Mounir Bashour, MD, CM, FRCS(C), PhD, FACS, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, McGill University; Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Sherbrooke University; Medical Director, Cornea Laser and Lasik MD
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C Corina Gerontis, MD, Consulting Staff, Departments of Pediatrics and Ophthalmology, Schneider Children's Hospital/Long Island Jewish Medical Center
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