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Descriptor English: Exotropia
Descriptor Spanish: Exotropía
Descriptor exotropía
Entry term(s) estrabismo divergente
exoforia
Scope note: Ausencia de alineación ocular en la que los ejes visuales divergen de forma no apropiada. Por ejemplo, la debilidad del músculo recto internol puede producir esta afección ya que el ojo afectado se desvía al lado externo al intentar fijar la vista hacia adelante. La extropia ocurre debido a la fuerza, sin oposicion relativa, que se ejerce sobre el ojo por el músculo recto externo, que empuja el ojo hacia afuera.
Descriptor Portuguese: Exotropia
Descriptor French: Exotropie
Entry term(s): Alternating Exotropia
Divergent Strabismus
Exodeviation
Exodeviations
Exophoria
Exotropia, Alternating
Exotropia, Monocular
Exotropia, Primary
Exotropia, Secondary
Monocular Exotropia
Primary Exotropia
Secondary Exotropia
Strabismus, Divergent
Tree number(s): C10.292.562.887.650
C11.590.810.440
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005099
Scope note: 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.
Annotation: do not confuse with ESOTROPIA, eye turning inward
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 (1966-1982)
Public MeSH Note: 90; was see under STRABISMUS 1983-89
History Note: 90(83); was see under STRABISMUS 1983-89
DeCS ID: 28012
Unique ID: D005099
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Date Established: 1990/01/01
Date of Entry: 1982/04/28
Revision Date: 2019/07/05
Exotropia - Preferred
Concept UI M0008040
Scope note 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.
Preferred term Exotropia
Entry term(s) Divergent Strabismus
Strabismus, Divergent
Secondary Exotropia - Narrower
Concept UI M0336202
Preferred term Secondary Exotropia
Entry term(s) Exotropia, Secondary
Monocular Exotropia - Narrower
Concept UI M0336200
Preferred term Monocular Exotropia
Entry term(s) Exotropia, Monocular
Primary Exotropia - Narrower
Concept UI M0336201
Preferred term Primary Exotropia
Entry term(s) Exotropia, Primary
Alternating Exotropia - Narrower
Concept UI M0336199
Preferred term Alternating Exotropia
Entry term(s) Exotropia, Alternating
Exophoria - Narrower
Concept UI M0336198
Preferred term Exophoria
Exodeviation - Broader
Concept UI M000649150
Preferred term Exodeviation
Entry term(s) Exodeviations



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