Esophoria
Inward turning of the eye
title: "Esophoria" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["disorders-of-ocular-muscles,-binocular-movement,-accommodation-and-refraction"] description: "Inward turning of the eye" topic_path: "general/disorders-of-ocular-muscles-binocular-movement-accommodation-and-refraction" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esophoria" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Inward turning of the eye ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox medical condition (new)"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Esophoria |
| field | Ophthalmology |
| :: |
| name = Esophoria | synonyms = | image = | caption = | pronounce = | field = Ophthalmology | symptoms = | complications = | onset = | duration = | types = | causes = | risks = | diagnosis = | differential = | prevention = | treatment = | medication = | prognosis = | frequency = | deaths = Esophoria is an eye condition involving inward deviation of the eye, usually due to extra-ocular muscle imbalance. It is a type of heterophoria. TOC
Cause
Causes include:
- Refractive errors
- Divergence insufficiency
- Convergence excess; this can be due to nerve, muscle, congenital or mechanical anomalies.
Unlike esotropia, fusion is possible and therefore diplopia is uncommon.
References
References
- (1998). "Normal accommodative convergence excess--long-term follow-up of conservative therapy with bifocal eyeglasses". [[Klinische Monatsblätter für Augenheilkunde]].
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