Exophoria

Exophoria
Classification and external resources
ICD-10	H50.5
ICD-9-CM	378.42
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Exophoria is a form of heterophoria in which there is a tendency of the eyes to deviate outward. During examination, when the eyes are dissociated, the visual axes will appear to diverge away from one another.

Exophoria is particularly common in infancy and childhood, and increases with age.

Exophoria can be caused by several factors, which include:

These can be due to nerve, muscle, or congenital problems, or due to mechanical anomalies. Unlike exotropia, fusion is possible in this condition, causing diplopia to be uncommon.

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