间歇性外斜视是介于外隐斜与恒定性外斜视之间的过渡性斜视，它具有进行性发展的特点，随着年龄增长，融合和调节集合功能逐渐下降，最后代偿能力消失，双眼视功能破坏。其病理机制及自然病程尚不明确，治疗中存在手术时机及效果的争议，一直是斜视研究中的热点，本文从其病因、临床特征、治疗及后续视功能重建等方面作一综述。“,”Intermittent exotropia has the characteristics of progressive development, with the increase of age, fusion and accommodative convergence ’s function gradually decline,at the end compensatory ability disappear, and binocular visual function damage. But pathological mechanism and natural course of the disease is not clear. Postop-erative treatment is in dispute, so it has been the hotspot in the study of strabismus. The etiology, clinical charac-teristics, treatment and follow-up visual function reconstruction are reviewed.