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In assessing a child with strabismus, the nurse charts that the child has esotropia. This means that the nurse has found which of the following then assessing the eyes?
 
  a. One eye turns toward the midline.
  b. The eyes are out of vertical alignment, with one pupil appearing higher.
  c. One eye turns outward or away from the midline.
  d. Both eyes appear to be turning away from the midline.
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A Correct. Esotropia (convergent) occurs then one eye turns toward the midline.
B Incorrect. Esotropia does not mean the eyes are out of vertical alignment, with one pupil appearing higher. This is the description of hypertropia.
C Incorrect. exotropia (divergent) occurs then one eye turns outward or away from the midline.
D Incorrect. Esotropia does not occur then both eyes appear to be turning away from the midline.
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