Diseases

Esotropia

A form of ocular misalignment characterized by an excessive convergence of the visual axes, resulting in a cross-eye appearance. An example of this condition occurs when paralysis of the lateral rectus muscle causes an abnormal inward deviation of one eye on attempted gaze.

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Abstract

A form of ocular misalignment characterized by an excessive convergence of the visual axes, resulting in a cross-eye appearance. An example of this condition occurs when paralysis of the lateral rectus muscle causes an abnormal inward deviation of one eye on attempted gaze.

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  • Convergent Strabismus
  • Cross-Eye
  • Internal Strabismus
  • Strabismus, Convergent
  • Strabismus, Internal
  • Cross Eye
  • Cross-Eyes
  • Esotropias
  • Esodeviation
  • Esophoria
  • Intermittent Esotropia
  • Monocular Esotropia
  • Primary Esotropia
  • Secondary Esotropia
  • Esodeviations
  • Esophorias
  • Esotropia, Intermittent
  • Esotropia, Monocular
  • Esotropia, Primary
  • Esotropia, Secondary
  • Intermittent Esotropias
  • Monocular Esotropias
  • Primary Esotropias
  • Secondary Esotropias

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Indexing Annotation

do not confuse with EXOTROPIA, eye turning outward

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History Note

90(80); was see under STRABISMUS 1980-89; was see STRABISMUS 1975-79

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Previous Indexing

  • Strabismus (1966-1979)

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  2. C11w.590.810w.400w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Esotropia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004948. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004948
  2. Esotropia. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esotropia
  3. Esotropia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2720759