Clinical Features of Refractive Accommodative Esotropia: Long-term Study.

Kang, In Seong; Park, Sang Woo; Park, Yeoung Geol

doi:2008.49.3.487

J Korean Ophthalmol Soc > Volume 49(3); 2008 > Article

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 2008;49(3):487-492.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3341/jkos.2008.49.3.487 Published online March 31, 2008.

Clinical Features of Refractive Accommodative Esotropia: Long-term Study.

In Seong Kang, Sang Woo Park, Yeoung Geol Park

Department of Ophthalmology, Chonnam National University Medical School & Hospital, Gwang-ju, Korea. exo70@jnu.ac.kr

굴절조절내사시의 임상양상의 장기관찰

강인성·박상우·박영걸

Department of Ophthalmology, Chonnam National University Medical School & Hospital, Gwang-ju, Korea

Correspondence: In Seong Kang, M.D.

Abstract

PURPOSE
To analyze the long-term clinical features and functional outcomes of refractive accommodative esotropia. METHODS: Initial and final age, cycloplegic refraction, distance and near deviation with and without correction, stereoacuity and incidence of amblyopia were evaluated in 45 patients with accommodative esotropia. RESULTS: The follow-up duration was 65.77+/-43.98 (6~151) months, and the mean age was 4.02+/-1.97 and 9.42+/-3.77 years at the first and final visits, respectively. The cycloplegic refraction was decreased from 5.16+/-1.92 diopters (D) to 4.41+/-1.83D, averaging -0.09+/-0.40D annually (P<0.01). Of these hyperopic eyes, 55 (61.1%) experienced a decrease, 22 (24.4%) an increase, and 5 (5.6%) showed no changes. From 5 (31.2%) to 12 (75.0%) of 16 patients had a stereoacuity of 100 sec/arc or better (p<0.01). Fusion was achieved in 14 (87.5%) at the final visit, up from 11 (68.8%) at the first visit (P=0.39); 23 (51.1%) of the patients were amblyopic; and anisometropia was found in 9 (39.1%) patients. CONCLUSIONS: Patients whose esotropia was corrected with full cycloplegic hyperopic correction show decreased longitudinal changes in spherical equivalent refractive error with a time course and have excellent binocularity outcomes.

Key Words: Accommodative esotroipia;Spherical equivalent;Stereoacuity