esophoria
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esophoria
[es″o-for´e-ah]heterophoria in which there is deviation of the visual axis of one eye toward that of the other eye in the absence of visual fusional stimuli.
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es·o·pho·ri·a
(es'ō-fō'rē-ă), Do not confuse this word with exophoria.A tendency for the eyes to turn inward, prevented by binocular vision.
Synonym(s): esodeviation (1)
[G. esō, inward, + phora, a carrying]
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es·o·pho·ri·a
(es'ō-fōr'ē-ă)A tendency for the eyes to turn inward, prevented by binocular vision.
[G. esō, inward, + phora, a carrying]
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esophoria
A latent tendency for the eyes to turn involuntarily inwards. When a person with esophoria has one eye covered, that eye will turn inwards. As soon as the cover is removed, the eye straightens and single binocular vision is restored. Compare EXOPHORIA.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
esophoria (E, ESOP, SOP, eso)
Turning of the eye inward from the active position when fusion is suspended. If symptomatic, treatment may be by means of base-out prisms, plus spherical lenses or visual training (Fig. E5). See convergence excess; divergence insufficiency.
Millodot: Dictionary of Optometry and Visual Science, 7th edition. © 2009 Butterworth-Heinemann