Exotropias and endotropias in children

Abstract

In the visual assessment of pediatric patients is essential to determine the ocular alignment, and to generate further ruled strabismus amblyopia, binocular vision loss. The esotropia is considered the most common type of strabismus in children, accounting for more than 50% of the deviations, whose management may be surgical or optical prescription according to their origin. The exotropia are rare before six months, usually starting intermittently and become constant, are associated with convergence insufficiency and abnormal sensory correspondence, depending on their size and permanence, are treated with orthoptics or surgery.