2006 ICD-9-CM Volume 1 Diagnosis Codes Home > Diseases Of The Nervous System And Sense Organs 320-389 > Disorders Of The Eye And Adnexa 360-379 > Strabismus And Other Disorders Of Binocular Eye Movements 378.* > 2006 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 378.0 Esotropia View the most recent version of ICD-9-CM 378.0 A form of ocular misalignment characterized by an excessive convergence of the visual axes, resulting in a "cross-eye" appearance. An example of this condition occurs when paralysis of the lateral rectus muscle causes an abnormal inward deviation of one eye on attempted gaze. 378.0 is a non-specific code that cannot be used to specify a diagnosis View the ICD-9-CM Volume 1 378.* hierarchy Alternate Terminology Convergent concomitant strabismus 378.0 Excludes intermittent esotropia (378.20-378.22)