Constant Esotropia Flashcards
What are the 4 non-paralytic forms of esotropia?
1) Primary
2) Consecutive
3) Secondary (Sensory)
4) Residual
What is non-paralytic esotropia?
Not an issue with the nerve
What is Primary Non-Paralytic esotropia?
No other reason for it
What is Consecutive non-paralytic esotropia?
After the eye has been in a different position i.e. was an Exo but became an Eso post-surgery
Spontaneous conversion from initial large-angle exotropia to esotropia or orthophoria can be encountered (Voide and Robert, 2018)
What is Secondary/Sensory non-paralytic esotropia?
E.g. lost vision in one eye/blindness in one eye so it begins to turn in
What is Residual non-paralytic esotropia?
What is left in prism dioptres after surgery or botox
What is a primary constant esotropia?
Esotropia is the initial defect and is present under all conditions (including Nr and Dist & in 9 positions of gaze)
Primary = Origin
Constant = Presence
Esotropia = Direction
After surgery want PD do we want the patient to be in to orthophoria?
Ideally want the patient within 10PD of orthophoria. With an adjustable suture you can adjust the eye to fine-tune the angle you want the eye to be at.
What is the incidence of esotropia?
More common than exotropia in childhood in Western populations.
In school children - 0.3-3.6%
Or 111 per 100,000 <19yo
Cumulative prevalence 2% children <6yo
What did Bruce and Santorelli find in Bradford children aged 4-5yo?
Ratio of Eso to Exo was 1:7. Have a high Pakistani background in Bradford.
What did Greenberg et al (2007) find?
Prevalence of esotropia 2% before 5yo and accommodative types made up nearly half of the study
Peaks further at 12-14yo and 18yo due to educational demands = more reading - need to converge and accommodate more (26.7% with constant esotropia, most common are intermittent)
What are the risk factors associated with constant esotropia (Torp-Pedersen et al, 2010)?
- Normal paediatric pop. 0.1 - 6%
- Low birth weight <3kg (strabismus prevalence of 12-36%)
- Premature birth before 37 gestational weeks (more premature = higher deviation)
- Large head circumference
- Children with chromosomal abnormalities or syndromes
What are the genetics associated with strabismus?
- Primary esotropia
- Linkage to chromosome 7 for ET and XT, locus STBMS 1
How can Primary Constant Esotropia be split?
- With accommodative element (partially accommodative)
- Without accommodative element
What is a primary constant esotropia with an accommodative element?
The esotropia is affected by accommodative effort. Previously know as Partially Accommodative Esotropia. Relaxed accommodation will help (+ve lens/convex lens)