title: [Congenital esotropia].
abstract: Congenital esotropia is a common type of strabismus that occurs shortly after birth, though the ophthalmologist is seldom consulted at an early date. We conducted a retrospective study of 7 children of congenital esotropia who were diagnosed before the age of 6 months and underwent bilateral medial recti recession (6-7 mm) when 1.5 to 3 years old. Postoperatively, 5 patients attained normal ocular alignment (< 10 prism diopters), and 2 were undercorrected to need a second operation. The differential diagnosis and treatment of congenital esotropia were discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Fourth Affiliated Hospital, Hebei Medical College, Shijiazhuang.
authors.forename: N F
authors.initials: NF
authors.lastname: Yuan
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004948:Esotropia / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies