PedAM
Pediatric Disease Annotations & Medicines
| Disease | esotropia |
| Phenotype | C0027092|myopia |
| Sentences | 6 |
| PubMedID- 21311651 | In esotropia with high myopia, degeneration of the lr-sr band causes the lateral rectus muscle to slip inferiorly.7,8 divergence deficiency associated with high myopia may be due to the degeneration or weakness of the lr-sr band. |
| PubMedID- 25954751 | Myopic strabismus fixus, also known as acquired progressive esotropia associated with severe myopia (apeasm), or heavy eye syndrome, is an adult onset esotropia associated with high axial myopia, typically described as progressive esotropia and hypotropia associated with restricted elevation and abduction of variable degree and severity. |
| PubMedID- 26247133 | Purpose of review: the aim of the present article is to describe the pathophysiology of esotropia associated with high myopia, commonly known as heavy eye syndrome, and discuss the preoperative evaluation and surgical options in these complex patients. |
| PubMedID- 22901728 | Acquired esotropia with high myopia may be associated with superotemporal eyeball prolapse from the muscle cone and the subsequent shift of extraocular muscles limits the success of the traditional recession-resection surgery. |
| PubMedID- 20155708 | Methods: this retrospective study comprised patients who underwent surgery for esotropia with high myopia performed by the first author (y.m.) between 2003 and 2008. |
| PubMedID- 23822915 | Large angle esotropia with high myopia and a lost medial rectus muscle: a case report. |
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