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Br J Ophthalmol 82:934-938 doi:10.1136/bjo.82.8.934
  • Original Article
    • Clinical science

The Early vs Late Infantile Strabismus Surgery Study: do sources for bias exist in this non-randomised trial?

Table 1

List of other variables measured at baseline for early and late surgery group: note that, curiously, most variables were found more frequently in the late group, although the average age at examination was equal

Early surgery (n=231) Late surgery (n=301)
Variable % n % n
Vertical deviation in primary position 5.9 219 13.1 290
Vertical deviation in left or right gaze 17.1 228 32.2 298
V pattern >5 degrees 3.1 228 8.8 297
A pattern 0.4 228 2.4 297
Latent nystagmus 15.6 211 33.3 246
Torticollis 10.5 190 19.4 248
Dissociated vertical deviation 7.7 196 14.2 233
Previously prescribed glasses 19.1 230 24.3 300
Previously prescribed atropine 2.6 228 2.3 299
Previously prescribed occlusion 35.2 230 41.1 299
Permanently tolerated occlusion 27.4 230 33.4 299
Occlusion pretreatment (months) 
 Mean 1.97 (n=229) 2.29 (n=295)
 Median 0 0
 Third quartile 3 4
Age at entry examination (months)
Mean (SD)
11.1 (3.7) (n=231) 10.9 (3.7) (n=301)

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