es·o·tro·pi·a

(ĕs′ə-trō′pē-ə)

A form of strabismus in which one or both of the eyes deviate inward. Also called crossed eyes, cross-eye.

[New Latin esōtropia : Greek esō, within; see en in Indo-European roots + Greek tropē, a turning; see -tropic.]

es′o·trop′ic (-trŏp′ĭk, -trō′pĭk) adj.

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esotropic

(ˌɛsəˈtrɒpɪk)

adj

(of an eye) turning inwards

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References in periodicals archive

Comparison of refraction in orthophoric hyperopic eyes and accommodative esotropic eyes.

Characteristics of Anisometropic Patients with and without Strabismus

Alves, "Biometric relationships of ocular components in esotropic amblyopia," Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia, vol.

Ocular Biometrie Characteristics of Chinese with History of Acute Angle Closure

We aimed to compare the wave amplitude of VEP between patients with esotropic and anisometropic amblyopic eyes and a normal group.

Comparison of the wave amplitude of visually evoked potential in amblyopic eyes between patients with esotropia and anisometropia and a normal group

LASIK as an alternative line to treat noncompliant esotropic children.

Prognostic factors for stereopsis in refractive accommodative esotropia

Quah SA, Kaye SB 2004 Binocular visual field changes after surgery in esotropic amblyopia Invest Ophthalmology Visual Science 45 1817-1822

Strabismus: background and surgical techniques

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