Accommodative esotropia develops in children under age three who cross their eyes when focusing on objects nearby.
Aspects of the human condition include exotropia, accommodative esotropia, A and V patterns, dissociated vertical deviation and latent nystagmus.
Children with nystagmus who have their the null point located at a position in which the eyes are positioned inward may develop an esotropia, a form of strabismus or eye turn.
Congenital esotropia is a very rare form of strabismus that occurs with certain birth defects.
Congenital esotropia is rare but does not occur at a higher rate in premature babies.
Esotropia is the most common type of strabismus.
Infantile esotropia affects about 1 percent of full term, healthy babies and a higher percentage of babies born prematurely or born with other facial defects.
Infantile esotropia develops in children under the age of six months.
Murray ADN, Calcutt C. The incidence of amblyopia in longstanding untreated infantile esotropia.
Orthoptic findings included concomitant esotropia, sixth, third and fourth nerve palsies.
Problems with muscle tone and nervous system abnormalities will affect the development of motor skills, possibly resulting in scoliosis (curvature of the spine) and esotropia (crossed eyes).