Acute concomitant esotropia in children

Acute Acquired Concomitant Esotropia

Acute acquired concomitant esotropia (AACE) is a rare, distinct subtype of esotropia. The purpose of this retrospective study was to describe the clinical characteristics and discuss the classification and etiology of AACE. Charts from 47 patients with AACE referred to our institute between October 2010 and November 2014 were reviewed. All participants underwent a complete medical history, opht...

Acute concomitant esotropia of adulthood.

PURPOSE To identify the characteristics of adult patients who develop acute concomitant esotropia of adulthood. DESIGN Retrospective noncomparative case series. PARTICIPANTS Ten patients were included in this study. INTERVENTION The charts of all adults with acute-onset concomitant esotropia who were examined at our institute between 1990 and 1997 were reviewed, and those who had develope...

Acute concomitant esotropia during heroin detoxification.

Acute acquired comitant esotropia.

Acute acquired comitant esotropia has been used to describe a dramatic onset of a relatively large angle of esotropia with diplopia and minimal refractive error. We describe six children aged 5 to 11 years who developed an acute non-accommodative esotropia with diplopia. Neurological examination, including CT scan, in each of these children gave negative results. We suggest that this is an unus...

Acute onset concomitant esotropia: when is it a sign of serious neurological disease?

The onset of concomitant strabismus in most cases occurs during early infancy or childhood.' The two major categories of early onset concomitant esotropia are accommodative and congenital (infantile). While some disagreement exists as to the appropriate treatment of these strabismic disorders, there is general consensus that these are not usually causally related to any serious underlying neuro...