Esophoria
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Esophoria is characterised by inward deviation of the eye usually due to extra-ocular muscle imbalance.
Causes include:
Unlike esotropia
, fusion is possible and therefore diplopia is uncommon.
Causes include:
- refractive errors
- divergence insufficiency
- convergence excess, these can be due to nerve, muscle, congenital or mechanical anomalies.
Unlike esotropia
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...
, fusion is possible and therefore diplopia is uncommon.