[Examination of convergent strabismus in children]

Esotropia or converging squint is a common pathology in early age, generally followed by unilateral functional amblyopia of the deviating eye if an adapted treatment is not prescribed very early. Amblyopia occurs when the subject has lost use of one eye, now constantly deviating. Every strabismic child must have an early complete ophthalmologic examination. The author describes the main steps of this examination and discusses the diagnostic aspects. The main differential diagnosis is benign pseudo-strabismus of the epicanthus.