Esotropia

Esotropia is a form of strabismus, or "squint", in which one or both eyes turns inward. The condition can be constantly present, or occur intermittently, and can give the affected individual a "cross-eyed" appearance. Esotropia is sometimed called "lazy eye" in error. This term actually describes the condition of amblyopia - a reduction in vision of one or both eyes which is not the result of any pathological lesion of the visual pathway and which cannot resolved by the use of corrective lenses. Amblyopia can arise as a result of esotropia occurring in childhood. In order to relieve symptoms of diplopia or double vision, the child esotrope will ignore or "suppress" the image from the squinting eye. If this suppression is allowed to continue untreated then amblyopia will develop. Treatment options for esotropia include glasses to correct refractive errors , the use of prisms and/or orthoptic exercises and/or eye muscle surgery. (From the Wikpedia article Esotropia.)

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Recent Publications on Esotropia:
Consecutive exotropia after surgical treatment of childhood esotropia: a 40-year follow-up study. Purpose: To determine the incidence of consecutive exotropia (XT)...	21st November, 2009	Department of Ophthalmology, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman.	Acta Ophthalmol. 2009 Nov 19. DOI Direct Link
[Skew deviation. Strabismological diagnosis and treatment alternatives.] Background: We undertook this study to analyze diagnostic and treatment...	19th November, 2009	Servicio de Estrabismo, Centro Medico Nacional 20 de Noviembre, Instituto	Cir Cir. 2009 July-August;77(4):267-273.
New methods for the assessment of accommodative convergence. PURPOSE: The authors introduced a new objective method for measuring...	13th November, 2009	Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Kitasato University	J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 2009 Sep-Oct;46(5):273-7. doi: DOI Direct Link
Laser in situ keratomileusis for treatment of fully or partially refractive accommodative esotropia. PURPOSE: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of laser in situ...	5th November, 2009	Ministry of Health Ulucanlar Eye Education and Research Hospital, Ankara -	Eur J Ophthalmol. 2009 Sep-Oct;19(5):733-7.
Mirror image congenital esotropia and concordant hypermetropia in identical twins. Purpose. To report the occurrence of mirror image congenital esotropia and...	3rd November, 2009	Centre for Eye Research Australia University of Melbourne, Royal Victorian	Eur J Ophthalmol. 2009 Nov-Dec;19(6):1074-6.
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BioNews Results for Esotropia:
Photorefractive keratectomy in the management of refractive accommodative esotropia in young adult patients	MDLinx:  Nov 6 2009 10:57AM Matching: esotropia
Treatment of congenital esotropia with botulinum toxin type A	MDLinx:  Nov 6 2009 10:57AM Matching: esotropia
Recognising congenital glaucoma	The Medical Journal of Australia:  Oct 18 2009 1:24PM Matching: esotropia

Esotropia Patents:
US Patent No.	Title
6905688	Albumin fusion proteins
7141547	Albumin fusion proteins comprising GLP-1 polypeptides
7163797	50 human secreted proteins
7175988	Human G-protein Chemokine Receptor (CCR5) HDGNR10
7186707	Prodrugs for use as ophthalmic agents
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