Eye patch showdown: can Full-Time wear beat observation for wandering eyes?

NCT ID NCT05462821

Completed Disease control Sponsor: Jaeb Center for Health Research Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 04, 2026 · Updated 4 times

Summary

This study looked at whether wearing an eye patch full-time can improve control of intermittent exotropia (a type of eye misalignment) in children aged 3 to 9. Over 3 months, researchers compared patching to simply watching and waiting. The goal was to see if patching leads to better eye alignment at a distance.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

alternating exotropia intermittent squint

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

INTERMITTENT EXOTROPIA

Contacts and locations

Locations

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States
Arkansas Childrens

Little Rock, Arkansas, 72202, United States
Boston Children's Hospital Waltham

Boston, Massachusetts, 02453, United States
Boston Medical Center

Boston, Massachusetts, 02118, United States
Casey Eye Institute

Portland, Oregon, 97239, United States
Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics

Kansas City, Missouri, 64108, United States
Duke University Eye Center

Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States
Eye Care Associates, Inc.

Poland, Ohio, 44514, United States
Indiana School of Optometry

Bloomington, Indiana, 47405, United States
Loma Linda University Health Care, Dept. of Ophthalmology

Loma Linda, California, 92354, United States
Mayo Clinic Department of Ophthalmology

Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
Michigan College of Optometry at Ferris State Univ

Big Rapids, Michigan, 49307, United States
Ohio State University College of Optometry

Columbus, Ohio, 43210-1280, United States
Progressive Eye Care

Lisle, Illinois, 60532, United States
Salus University/Pennsylvania College of Optometry

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19141, United States
Southern California College of Optometry

Fullerton, California, 92831-1699, United States
Southern College of Optometry

Memphis, Tennessee, 38104, United States
Stanford University

Palo Alto, California, 94303, United States
State University of New York, College of Optometry

New York, New York, 10036, United States
UAB Pediatric Eye Care; Birmingham Health Care

Birmingham, Alabama, 35294, United States
Univ of California, Irvine- Gavin Herbert Eye Institute

Irvine, California, 92697, United States
Univ. of California- Berkeley

Berkeley, California, 94720, United States
University of Nebraska Medical Center

Omaha, Nebraska, 68114, United States
Virginia Pediatric Eye Center

Norfolk, Virginia, 23502, United States
Wilmer Eye Institute

Baltimore, Maryland, 21287-9028, United States

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