Exophoria
Exophoria is a tendency to squint in such a way that one or both eyes tend to turn outwards (i.e. away from the nose) when covered.
It is useful to understand this term in the context of other related terms.
The following is a summary of words used to refer to squints and tendencies to squint:
Description of squint: |
Name of Squint: |
"Tendency to" (type of squint) |
All forms - general term |
Squint or |
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Horizontal (Convergent) |
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Horizontal (Divergent) |
Exophoria |
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Vertical (Upwards) |
- |
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Vertical (Downwards) |
- |
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Eyes twisted (clockwise or anti-clockwise) relative to each other, |
| Description of squint | Name of Squint | "Tendency to" (type of squint) |
All forms - general term |
Squint or Strabismus or Heterotropia |
Heterophoria |
Horizontal (Convergent) |
Esotropia | Esophoria |
Horizontal (Divergent) |
Exotropia | Exophoria |
Vertical (Upwards) |
Hypertropia | - |
Vertical (Downwards) |
Hypotropia | - |
Eyes twisted (clockwise or anti-clockwise) relative to each other, |
Cyclotropia | Cyclophoria |
More about Ophthalmology:
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of many diseases, disorders, and conditions of the eyes and visual system.
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to the left (but note that this is not a complete/exhaustive list).
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- A diagram of the eye
- Definitions and descriptions of the parts of the eye
- A concise description of the human retina
- Definitions of parts of the retina
- Clinical and surgical procedures re. eyes and human visual system
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