Can exotropia be treated with patching?
In a small child, part-time patching of the preferred eye is useful, if the child has a preference for one eye over the other, or amblyopia. This helps to protect the vision in the non-preferred eye, but rarely cures the intermittent exotropia. In fact, too much patching can actually make exotropia worse by preventing the eyes from working with each other for prolonged periods of time.
