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What Is Accommodative Esotropia?

Marcus Vance • • 2 min read
What Is Accommodative Esotropia?

Accommodative esotropia, or refractive esotropia, is one of the most common forms of esotropia (crossed eye

crossed eye
How is strabismus related to poor vision? Eye misalignment can cause amblyopia in children. When the eyes are oriented in different directions, the brain receives 2 different visual images. The brain may ignore the image from the misaligned eye to avoid double vision, resulting in poor vision development of that eye.
), which is a type of strabismus, or eye misalignment. It refers to eye crossing that is caused by the focusing efforts of the eyes as they try to see clearly.

Does accommodative esotropia go away?

Some children do indeed outgrow accommodative esotropia. However, it takes several years and usually not before 9-12 years of age or older. Children do not outgrow accommodative esotropia in only a few months.It is difficult to predict which children will outgrow their need for glasses.

Why does accommodative esotropia occur?

Accommodative esotropia is caused by accommodative convergence associated with hyperopia. As infants, the eyes are straight, but as they learn to accommodate to see clearly, the fusional divergence is not adequate and the child develops esotropia.

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