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Descriptor English: Esotropia
Descriptor Spanish: Esotropía
Descriptor esotropía
Entry term(s) esoforia
estrabismo convergente
estrabismo interno
Scope note: Ausencia de alineación ocular caracterizada por una convergencia excesiva de los ejes visuales que produce el aspecto de "ojos cruzados". Un ejemplo de esta afección se da en la parálisis del músculo recto externo, que produce una desviación anormal hacia adentro de un ojo al tratar de fijar la vista.
Descriptor Portuguese: Esotropia
Descriptor French: Ésotropie
Entry term(s): Convergent Strabismus
Cross Eye
Cross-Eye
Cross-Eyes
Esodeviation
Esodeviations
Esophoria
Esophorias
Esotropia, Intermittent
Esotropia, Monocular
Esotropia, Primary
Esotropia, Secondary
Esotropias
Intermittent Esotropia
Intermittent Esotropias
Internal Strabismus
Monocular Esotropia
Monocular Esotropias
Primary Esotropia
Primary Esotropias
Secondary Esotropia
Secondary Esotropias
Strabismus, Convergent
Strabismus, Internal
Tree number(s): C10.292.562.887.300
C11.590.810.400
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004948
Scope note: A form of ocular misalignment characterized by an excessive convergence of the visual axes, resulting in a "cross-eye" appearance. An example of this condition occurs when paralysis of the lateral rectus muscle causes an abnormal inward deviation of one eye on attempted gaze.
Annotation: do not confuse with EXOTROPIA, eye turning outward
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Strabismus (1966-1979)
Public MeSH Note: 90; was see under STRABISMUS 1980-89; was see STRABISMUS 1975-79
Online Note: use STRABISMUS to search ESOTROPIA 1975-89
History Note: 90(80); was see under STRABISMUS 1980-89; was see STRABISMUS 1975-79
DeCS ID: 28007
Unique ID: D004948
NLM Classification: WW 415
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1990/01/01
Date of Entry: 1979/05/22
Revision Date: 2019/05/17
Esotropia - Preferred
Concept UI M0007762
Scope note A form of ocular misalignment characterized by an excessive convergence of the visual axes, resulting in a "cross-eye" appearance. An example of this condition occurs when paralysis of the lateral rectus muscle causes an abnormal inward deviation of one eye on attempted gaze.
Preferred term Esotropia
Entry term(s) Convergent Strabismus
Cross Eye
Cross-Eye
Cross-Eyes
Esotropias
Internal Strabismus
Strabismus, Convergent
Strabismus, Internal
Secondary Esotropia - Narrower
Concept UI M0336197
Preferred term Secondary Esotropia
Entry term(s) Esotropia, Secondary
Secondary Esotropias
Monocular Esotropia - Narrower
Concept UI M0336194
Preferred term Monocular Esotropia
Entry term(s) Esotropia, Monocular
Monocular Esotropias
Primary Esotropia - Narrower
Concept UI M0336196
Preferred term Primary Esotropia
Entry term(s) Esotropia, Primary
Primary Esotropias
Esophoria - Narrower
Concept UI M0337470
Preferred term Esophoria
Entry term(s) Esophorias
Intermittent Esotropia - Narrower
Concept UI M0336195
Preferred term Intermittent Esotropia
Entry term(s) Esotropia, Intermittent
Intermittent Esotropias
Esodeviation - Broader
Concept UI M000649002
Preferred term Esodeviation
Entry term(s) Esodeviations



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