Esophoria
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| Esophoria | |
|---|---|
| Classification and external resources | |
| ICD-10 | H50.5 |
| ICD-9 | 378.41 |
Esophoria is characterised by inward deviation of the eye usually due to extra-ocular muscle imbalance.
Causes include:
- refractive errors
- divergence insufficiency
- convergence excess, these can be due to nerve, muscle, congenital or mechanical anomalies.[1]
Unlike esotropia, fusion is possible and therefore diplopia is uncommon.
References [edit]
- ^ Eckstein, AK; Fischer, M; Esser, J (1998). "Normal accommodative convergence excess--long-term follow-up of conservative therapy with bifocal eyeglasses". Klinische Monatsblätter für Augenheilkunde 212 (4): 218–225. doi:10.1055/s-2008-1034868. PMID 9644668.
