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Common forms of childhood esotropia

B G Mohney1

  • 1Division of Ophthalmology, Department of Surgery and the Department of Pediatrics, East Tennessee State University, James H. Quillen College of Medicine, Box 70575, Johnson City, TN 37614, USA. mohney@etsu.edu

Ophthalmology
|April 12, 2001
PubMed

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Accommodative esotropia is the most common form of childhood eye misalignment, affecting over half of young patients. Congenital esotropia is significantly less common than other types.

Area of Science:

  • Ophthalmology
  • Pediatric Ophthalmology
  • Strabismus Research

Background:

  • Childhood esotropia encompasses various subtypes with differing etiologies and prognoses.
  • Understanding the prevalence of each type is crucial for diagnosis and treatment planning.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify and quantify the most frequent forms of esotropia in children under 11 years of age.
  • To establish the relative frequency of different esotropia subtypes in a defined pediatric population.

Main Methods:

  • Prospective, consecutive, observational case series.
  • Evaluation of 221 esotropic children under 11 years without prior surgery.
  • Collection of demographic and clinical data.

Main Results:

  • Accommodative esotropia was the most prevalent form, diagnosed in 52.9% of patients.
  • Central nervous system abnormalities (17.2%) and acquired nonaccommodative esotropia (10.4%) were the next most common.
  • Congenital esotropia was relatively uncommon (5.4%).

Conclusions:

  • Accommodative esotropia significantly outweighs congenital esotropia in frequency among young patients.
  • Esotropia associated with CNS defects or acquired nonaccommodative deviations are more common than congenital forms.
  • Paralytic and sensory esotropia were found to be relatively rare in this cohort.
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