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Accommodative Esotropia

Accommodative esotropia is one type of strabismus in which the deviation of one eye occurs inwards relative to the other eye. It is most commonly found in young children. The common complaints are squint, children may rub their eyes frequently, and may present with headaches or diplopia. This condition is managed with bifocals and anticholinesterase miotic agents.

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Why does my left eye seem to go inward?

Query: Hello doctor, I guess my husband has seen my left eye goes inward a lot and I can also notice it now. What could this be? I am worried about it.  Read Full »


Dr. Manjunath Natarajan

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com From your description, I can say that you are suffering from esotropia (an inward deviation of eyes). And from the fact that your husband had to notice it, tells me that you do not have any other problems like double vision. So you may be suffering from accommodative eso...  Read Full »

My baby's eye exam results are conflicting. Please help.

Query: Hello doctor, The query is regarding my 6.5 months old baby girl. She has been seen by two pediatric ophthalmologists. The first one examined her eyes using a Plusoptix vision screener and assured us that everything was normal based on the testing results. He assured us that there was no strabismus....  Read Full »


Dr. Bandivadekar Pooja Mohan

Answer: Hi, Welcome back to icliniq.com. The amount of refractive error manifested depends on the cycloplegic medications used and the amount of time elapsed after using the medication. The gold standard for a 2 year old is Atropine ointment for three days followed by retinoscopy. So, if different medicati...  Read Full »

Are glasses the only option for accommodative esotropia?

Query: Hello doctor, My daughter has accommodative esotropia. Please help.  Read Full »


Dr. Shachi Dwivedi

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Can you please elaborate what do you want to know about accomodative esotropia?  Read Full »

How to treat tilted eye presenting with errored vision?

Query: Hi doctor, My left eye is tilted and also inactive, i have vision due to my right eye only, left eye has no vision and have a errored vision.  Read Full »


Dr. Asif Manzoor

Answer: Hi welcome to icliniq. You are having Esotropia (inward eye deviation) and also poor vision in 1 eye. So deviation of eye may be due to poor vision which may be due to refractive errror, media opacity like cataract or any retina disease...in some cases deviated eye is since birth and that can lead...  Read Full »

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