What Are Eye Muscle Problems?

There are multiple conditions associated with the eye muscles. Some of these conditions can be treated through prescription glasses or surgery. Others, however, may require vision therapy to change the entire visual system.

Convergence Insufficiency

• Convergence insufficiency is a very common condition. With convergence insufficiency, the eyes struggle to turn inward when viewing objects that are close to the face. Eyestrain, headaches, blurry vision and double vision are commonly cause by convergence insufficiency.

Esophoria

• Esophoria is an eye muscle condition that has both eyes perfectly pointing at and object. Once one eye is covered, however, the covered eye turns in slightly.

Esotropia

• Esotropia is when both eyes are open and one eye is turned inward. If this always occurs, it is referred to as constant. When it only happens some of the time, it is referred to as intermittent.

Exophoria

• When someone has exophoria, one or both of the eyes will drift outward. When the eyes are open, they point directly at the target. When you cover one eye, the covered eye drifts outward.

Exotropia

• Exotropia is a condition in which one eye is turned outward when both eyes are open. Similar to esotropia, when it always occurs it is considered constant. When it occurs only some of the time, it is considered intermittent.

Brown's Syndrome

• Brown's syndrome is a condition in which one eye fails to elevate when turning your eye inward. The condition cannot be treated effectively by any means and it best left alone, unless problematic. On rare occasions, a person can develop this condition through trauma or inflammation.