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 by prisms, the visual axes will appear to diverge away from one another. ==Prevalence== Exophoria is particularly common in infancy and childhood, and increases with age.{clarification needed|date=Octob...
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Tendency of the eyes to deviate outward when fusion is suspended. ... Synonym: exodeviation. ... Origin: exo-+ G. Phora, a carrying ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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(ek-so-for´e-ә) heterophoria in which there is deviation of the visual axis of an eye away from that of the other eye in the absence of visual fusional stimuli. adj., exopho´ric, adj. .
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Type: Term Pronunciation: ek′so-fō′rē-ă Definitions: 1. Tendency of the eyes to deviate outward when fusion is suspended. Synonyms: exodeviation1
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exophoria 1. A latent tendency for each eye to turn outward that is usually countered by the power of binocular vision and only manifests itself when an eye is covered. 2. A form of heterophoria in which there is deviation of the visual axis of one eye away from that of the other eye in the absence of visual fusional stimuli. Also called: exodevia...
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