Consecutive ET is best described as a postoperative complication causing what type of deviation after overcorrection of exodeviation?

• A. Esodeviation
• B. Exodeviation
• C. Hyperdeviation
• D. Hypodeviation

Answer: (A)

Overcorrecting an outward turn of the eyes after surgery can push the alignment in the opposite direction, producing an inward deviation. This postoperative inward turning is called consecutive esotropia. It’s a horizontal misalignment where the eyes turn toward each other rather than staying aligned outward. The other terms refer to vertical misalignment (hyperdeviation, hypodeviation) or to an outward deviation again (exodeviation), which isn’t what happens after an overcorrection aimed at exodeviation. So the best description of the postoperative deviation is esodeviation.