orthophoria

{{Short description|Normal alignment of the eyes}}

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Orthophoria is a condition of binocular fixation in which the lines of vision meet at the object toward which they are directed, and is considered as a normal condition of balance of the ocular muscles of the two eyes.{{cite book |last=Scobee|first=Richard |date=19 August 2008 |title=The Oculorotary Muscles|location=University of Michigan |publisher=Mosby |isbn=9780598882172}}{{cite web|url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/orthophoria|title=Medical Definition of ORTHOPHORIA|work=www.merriam-webster.com|accessdate=11 February 2018}} The condition opposite of orthophoria is heterophoria.{{cite web|url=https://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/orthophoria|title=orthophoria|publisher=|accessdate=11 February 2018|via=The Free Dictionary}}