Optical Coherence Tomography in Children With Microtropia

Microtropia is an adaptation of binocular vision by a monocular alteration of undefined etiology. There are various theories for its origin, which range from anisometropic refractive defects1 to difficulty in bifoveal fixation or even genetic predisposition.2 The concept of microtropia was introduced by Lang during the International Symposium on Strabismus, celebrated in Giessen in 1966. It is described as a primary ocular deviation of less than 10 prism diopters (PD) associated with harmonious anomalous retinal correspondence and reduced stereopsis.3 This harmonious anomalous retinal
Source: Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus - Category: Opthalmology Authors: Source Type: research