The British journal of ophthalmology
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To evaluate the effectiveness and dose-effect relationship of unilateral medial rectus advancement to the original insertion and lateral rectus recession in the surgical management of consecutive exotropia. ⋯ The standard reversal of unilateral medial rectus recession and lateral rectus resection is a simple and effective means for correcting secondary exotropia. The dose-effect relationship varied widely among patients and tended to correlate with the amount of preoperative exodeviation.