What Is Esotropia?
8. Medical Care
In accommodative esotropia, prescription glasses to correct the hyperopia is usually adequate treatment in 75% of cases. In cases where amblyopia is present, occlusive therapy by patching the normal eye is recommended. Medical care for acquired esotropia depends on the underlying cause. The goal is to optimize the vision and to obtain an acceptable appearance for the alignment of the eyes.
Depending on the patient, treatment options include eye glasses, increasing lens power, using prisms to eliminate double vision, vision therapy, and treatment of amblyopia. In infantile esotropia, medical care involves corrective lenses, occlusion therapy (if amblyopia is present), and injection of botulinum toxin into the medial rectus muscle.
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