Is the incidence of constant esotropia in childhood reducing?
Episodes of strabismus surgery in the under-14 year age group in West Berkshire have reduced by 42%, from 22.7 to 13.2 per 10,000 population, between 1968 and 1985. Clinical audit of patterns of referral shows that the incidence of constant esotropia has reduced by 55%, from 28.3 to 12.8 per 10,000 population, between 1971 and 1991.
Carney
C V
CV
Orthoptic Department, Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, UK.
Lysons
D A
DA
Tapley
J V
JV
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004739:England / Q000453:epidemiology; D004948:Esotropia / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008457:Measles / Q000150:complications; D008485:Medical Audit; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors