Esotropia (Esotropid)

Esotropia is a type of strabismus in which convergent crossing of the eyes occurs, that is, an internal deviation of one or both eyes.

In esotropia, the visual axis of one or both eyes is deviated inward relative to the point of fixation. This leads to the fact that the images formed on the retinas of the two eyes do not match. The result is double vision and weakened binocular vision.

Esotropia can be congenital or acquired. Risk factors include heredity, premature birth, and low birth weight. Esotropia can also develop in childhood due to refractive errors, amblyopia, or other types of strabismus.

Treatment for esotropia includes correction of refraction, occlusion (closing the better-seeing eye), eye exercises, and in some cases surgery. The earlier treatment is started, the greater the chances of achieving good results. With timely treatment, normal binocular vision can be achieved.

If you hear the word “esotropia”, then most likely you have a strabismus. I hope this condition is not familiar to you. I will try to tell you more about it. Strabismus is an abnormality in the functioning of the nervous system or extraocular muscles, which leads to deviation of the eyeball relative to the central axis. It is divided into transverse and longitudinal types of strabismus; there are also intermediate types. Strabismus can occur in a variety of situations, but the most common is esophoria (convergent strabismus, or strabismus). This is essentially a defect in the development of the oculomotor muscles. In this case, the eye looking straight is partially covered by the eyelid, and the eye located lower on the eyelid is deviated upward. The second eye looks towards the first. You can feel esotropia by looking at your right eye. The fact is that the angle formed by the two pupils must be straight. In Russian - 90 degrees. Esotropia can be treated at any age. However, first it is necessary to determine the degree of pathology. Parents are often perplexed: why is it that a convergent or divergent type of disorder is discovered during examination in a child referred by an ophthalmologist to an orthopedic clinic?

Esotropia in ophthalmology is a violation of the normal location of the visual axes. The condition in which a child looks at the tip of the nose is also called esotropia, since muscle function is impaired and the eye looks towards the bridge of the nose.

It can be congenital, a consequence of injury or pathology of the visual organs. Treatment of the congenital disease is carried out by ophthalmologists during the first weeks after the birth of the child. Therapy in this case takes a lot of time, but usually gives good results.

Congenital esotropia cannot be treated, so surgery is needed. Surgery can be used to eliminate acquired pathology. The operation is performed on both sides of the baby. It is usually divided into two stages, where a break is needed for complete tissue healing and restoration.

Esotropia of newborns is considered the most complex pathology among existing diseases, this is explained by the fact that the bones of the skull have not yet finished growing. Subsequently they stop and do not increase. It is possible to cure esotrypia, but it is essentially impossible to prevent the development of such a disease in future parents.

Esotropia, or esotropic strabismus, is an incorrect tilt of the optical axis of the eye outward (“toward the jamb”), leading to the patient’s eyes being directed toward the temple and toward the nose when looking in the middle direction. It occurs much less frequently than straight strabismus (eso-discophoria) and less often than hidden strabismus without rotation of the eyeballs. With esotropia there are less