Exotropia
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

New methods for the assessment of accommodative convergence.

20 Sep 2009 PURPOSE: The authors introduced a new objective method for measuring horizontal eye movements based on the first Purkinje image with the use of infrared charge-coupled device (CCD) cameras and compared stimulus accommodative convergence to ... Read more...

Exotropia caused by pit viper snakebite.

30 Jul 2009 Pit viper snake venom exerts a mildly neurotoxic effect that may rarely lead to neurotoxic complications, such as paralytic strabismus. Extraocular muscles are known to be particularly susceptible to this complication. In previously reported cases, ... Read more...

Bilateral vs unilateral medial rectus resection for recurrent exotropia after bilateral lateral rectus recession.

7 Jul 2009 PURPOSE: To compare outcomes after bilateral and unilateral medial rectus (BMR/UMR) resection for the treatment of recurrent exotropia after bilateral lateral rectus (BLR) muscle recession. DESIGN: Retrospective, cohort study. METHODS: Forty-four ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Exotropia'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Combined horizontal and oblique muscle surgery to treat synergistic divergence. 29 Sep 2009
• New methods for the assessment of accommodative convergence. 20 Sep 2009
• Exotropia caused by pit viper snakebite. 30 Jul 2009
• Bilateral vs unilateral medial rectus resection for recurrent exotropia after bilateral lateral rectus recession. 7 Jul 2009
• Lateral orbitotomy in the management of challenging exotropia. 29 Jun 2009
• [Case of multiple sclerosis with WEBINO syndrome] 30 May 2009
• [The influence of divergent strabismus on horizontal neuronal connections in the cat visual cortex] 30 May 2009
• Binocular adaptation to +2 D lenses in myopic and emmetropic children. 30 May 2009
• Acquired cyclic exotropia and hypotropia. 30 May 2009
• Prevalence and sex differences of psychiatric disorders in young adults who had intermittent exotropia as children. 30 May 2009
• Consecutive exotropia: does one size fit all? 30 May 2009
• Reversal of unilateral medial rectus recession and lateral rectus resection for the correction of consecutive exotropia. 30 May 2009
• Unilateral vertical retraction syndrome with orbital band. 28 May 2009
• [Long-term follow-up after surgery for exodeviation] 19 Apr 2009
• The occurrence of monofixational exotropia after exotropia surgery. 12 Mar 2009
• Alternating fixation and saccade behavior in nonhuman primates with alternating occlusion-induced exotropia. 9 Mar 2009
• Age-related changes of phoria myopia in patients with intermittent exotropia. 28 Jan 2009
• Ocular hypertelorism and exotropia as presenting signs in Diamond-Blackfan anemia. 28 Jan 2009
• Decreased postoperative drift in intermittent exotropia associated with A and V patterns. 18 Jan 2009
• Variable angle of strabismus related to timing of opiate ingestion. 13 Jan 2009

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Technical information about 'Exotropia'

Definition: A form of ocular misalignment where the visual axes diverge inappropriately. For example, medial rectus muscle weakness may produce this condition as the affected eye will deviate laterally upon attempted forward gaze. An exotropia occurs due to the relatively unopposed force exerted on the eye by the lateral rectus muscle, which pulls the eye in an outward direction.

Descriptor UI: D005099

Alternative terms: Exotropia; Exodeviation; Exodeviations; Strabismus, Divergent; Divergent Strabismus; Secondary Exotropia; Exotropia, Secondary; Monocular Exotropia; Exotropia, Monocular; Primary Exotropia; Exotropia, Primary; Alternating Exotropia; Exotropia, Alternating; Exophoria;

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Tree Number: C10.292.562.887.650; C11.590.810.440;

History Note: 90(83); was see under STRABISMUS 1983-89

Technical Notes: do not confuse with ESOTROPIA, eye turning inward