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Distance esotropia

MedGen UID:
676680
Concept ID:
C0730502
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Divergence insufficiency
SNOMED CT: Distance esotropia (313155007)
 
HPO: HP:0031762

Definition

An intermittent esotropia where binocular single vision is present on near fixation and an esotropia on distance fixation. Often associated with myopia and aging. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVDistance esotropia

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Pineles SL
Am Orthopt J 2015;65:35-9. doi: 10.3368/aoj.65.1.35. PMID: 26564924Free PMC Article
Kao LY, Chao AN
J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus 2003 Jan-Feb;40(1):27-30. doi: 10.3928/0191-3913-20030101-09. PMID: 12580268
Holmes JM, Leske DA, Christiansen SP
J AAPOS 2001 Dec;5(6):370-6. doi: 10.1067/mpa.2001.120176. PMID: 11753258

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Fong JW, Chacko JG
J AAPOS 2023 Jun;27(3):145.e1-145.e3. Epub 2023 May 12 doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2023.04.004. PMID: 37182653
Claxton MR, Bang GM, Martinez-Thompson J, Hodge DO, Mohney BG
Strabismus 2022 Sep;30(3):115-120. Epub 2022 Jul 7 doi: 10.1080/09273972.2022.2097707. PMID: 35799374Free PMC Article
Oohira A
Strabismus 2022 Jun;30(2):72-77. Epub 2022 Mar 31 doi: 10.1080/09273972.2022.2055091. PMID: 35354422
Gómez de Liaño Sánchez P, Olavarri González G, Merino Sanz P, Escribano Villafruela JC
Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol 2016 Dec;91(12):561-566. Epub 2016 May 31 doi: 10.1016/j.oftal.2016.04.004. PMID: 27255989
Mittelman D
J AAPOS 2006 Jun;10(3):212-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2006.01.217. PMID: 16814172

Diagnosis

Fong JW, Chacko JG
J AAPOS 2023 Jun;27(3):145.e1-145.e3. Epub 2023 May 12 doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2023.04.004. PMID: 37182653
Claxton MR, Bang GM, Martinez-Thompson J, Hodge DO, Mohney BG
Strabismus 2022 Sep;30(3):115-120. Epub 2022 Jul 7 doi: 10.1080/09273972.2022.2097707. PMID: 35799374Free PMC Article
Oohira A
Strabismus 2022 Jun;30(2):72-77. Epub 2022 Mar 31 doi: 10.1080/09273972.2022.2055091. PMID: 35354422
Goseki T
Jpn J Ophthalmol 2021 Jul;65(4):448-453. Epub 2021 May 20 doi: 10.1007/s10384-021-00839-3. PMID: 34014448
Gómez de Liaño Sánchez P, Olavarri González G, Merino Sanz P, Escribano Villafruela JC
Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol 2016 Dec;91(12):561-566. Epub 2016 May 31 doi: 10.1016/j.oftal.2016.04.004. PMID: 27255989

Therapy

Webb H, Lee J
Strabismus 2004 Sep;12(3):149-55. doi: 10.1080/09273970490489694. PMID: 15370522
Wygnanski-Jaffe T, Trotter J, Watts P, Kraft SP, Abdolell M
J AAPOS 2003 Feb;7(1):28-33. doi: 10.1067/mpa.2003.S1091853102420174. PMID: 12690366
Holmes JM, Leske DA, Christiansen SP
J AAPOS 2001 Dec;5(6):370-6. doi: 10.1067/mpa.2001.120176. PMID: 11753258
Holmes JM, Beck RW, Kip KE, Droste PJ, Leske DA
J AAPOS 2000 Jun;4(3):145-9. PMID: 10849389
Holmes JM, Droste PJ, Beck RW
J AAPOS 1998 Oct;2(5):265-8. doi: 10.1016/s1091-8531(98)90081-7. PMID: 10646746

Prognosis

Park BC, Kim DH
Korean J Ophthalmol 2022 Apr;36(2):138-146. Epub 2022 Jan 24 doi: 10.3341/kjo.2021.0124. PMID: 35067024Free PMC Article
Chen X, Marsh JD, Zafar S, Gerber EE, Guyton DL
J AAPOS 2021 Oct;25(5):278.e1-278.e6. Epub 2021 Sep 25 doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2021.05.013. PMID: 34582959
Godts D, Deboutte I, Mathysen DGP
J AAPOS 2018 Apr;22(2):97-101. Epub 2018 Mar 15 doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2017.12.010. PMID: 29551605
Oatts JT, Salchow DJ
Strabismus 2014 Jun;22(2):52-7. Epub 2014 Apr 22 doi: 10.3109/09273972.2014.904895. PMID: 24754801
Mittelman D
J AAPOS 2006 Jun;10(3):212-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2006.01.217. PMID: 16814172

Clinical prediction guides

Fong JW, Chacko JG
J AAPOS 2023 Jun;27(3):145.e1-145.e3. Epub 2023 May 12 doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2023.04.004. PMID: 37182653
Gisselbaek S, Hoeckele N, Klainguti G, Kaeser PF
Klin Monbl Augenheilkd 2021 Apr;238(4):482-487. Epub 2021 Apr 30 doi: 10.1055/a-1425-5017. PMID: 33930923
Goseki T, Suh SY, Robbins L, Pineles SL, Velez FG, Demer JL
Am J Ophthalmol 2020 Jan;209:55-61. Epub 2019 Sep 14 doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2019.09.006. PMID: 31526795Free PMC Article
Godts D, Deboutte I, Mathysen DGP
J AAPOS 2018 Apr;22(2):97-101. Epub 2018 Mar 15 doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2017.12.010. PMID: 29551605
Holmes JM, Beck RW, Kip KE, Droste PJ, Leske DA; Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group
Ophthalmology 2001 Aug;108(8):1457-60. doi: 10.1016/s0161-6420(01)00633-9. PMID: 11470700

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