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Esotropia is a form of strabismus in which one or both eyes turn inward. The condition can be constantly present, or occur intermittently, and can give the affected individual a "cross-eyed" appearance. [1] It is the opposite of exotropia and usually involves more severe axis deviation than esophoria. Esotropia is sometimes erroneously called ...
Esophoria is an eye condition involving inward deviation of the eye, usually due to extra-ocular muscle imbalance. It is a type of heterophoria. Cause. Causes include: Refractive errors; Divergence insufficiency; Convergence excess; this can be due to nerve, muscle, congenital or mechanical anomalies.
Ophthalmology. Infantile esotropia is an ocular condition of early onset in which one or either eye turns inward. It is a specific sub-type of esotropia and has been a subject of much debate amongst ophthalmologists with regard to its naming, diagnostic features, and treatment.
In Archaic Greece, an amphictyony ( Greek: ἀμφικτυονία, a "league of neighbors"), or Amphictyonic League, was an ancient religious [1] association of tribes [2] formed before the rise of the Greek polis . The six Dorian cities of coastal southwest Anatolia and the twelve Ionian cities to their north that formed the Ionian League ...
Amblyopia. Anisometropia is a condition in which a person's eyes have substantially differing refractive power. [1] Generally, a difference in power of one diopter (1D) is the threshold for diagnosis of the condition . [2] [3] Patients may have up to 3D of anisometropia before the condition becomes clinically significant due to headache, eye ...
Corneal opacification is a term used when the human cornea loses its transparency. The term corneal opacity is used particularly for the loss of transparency of cornea due to scarring. Transparency of the cornea is dependent on the uniform diameter and the regular spacing and arrangement of the collagen fibrils within the stroma.
Episcopal see. An episcopal see is, in a practical use of the phrase, [clarification needed] the area of a bishop 's ecclesiastical jurisdiction. [1] [2] Phrases concerning actions occurring within or outside an episcopal see are indicative of the geographical significance of the term, making it synonymous with diocese. [3] [4] [5] [6]
The Citizens' Councils (commonly referred to as the White Citizens' Councils) were an associated network of white supremacist, [1] segregationist organizations in the United States, concentrated in the South and created as part of a white backlash against the US Supreme Court 's landmark Brown v. Board of Education ruling.