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We agree with the comments of Drs. Sabermoghadam and Kiarudi. The results of our study as well as others suggest that the sensory outcome for accommodative esotropia may not be as good as most clinicians would like to believe. This study, however, was retrospective, and the measurement of the sensory outcome was not ideally controlled; sensory outcomes should be interpreted in this light. Nonetheless, there is a need to pay more attention to methods of management that can help improve the sensory outcome in accommodative esotropia. Our study highlights the importance of compliance with spectacle wear as a mean to improve sensory outcome. The long-term outcomes in children who are not compliant with spectacle treatment for accommodative esotropiaJournal of American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus {JAAPOS}Vol. 20Issue 3PreviewTo the Editor: We read with interest “The long-term outcomes in children who are not compliant with spectacle treatment for accommodative esotropia” by Hussein and colleagues.1 This study emphasizes the adverse long-term outcome of poor compliance with glasses in patients with pure refractive esotropia. As the authors state, “These results [poor sensory and motor outcome in uncooperative patients] are not unexpected.” However, an important result not clarified in the discussion was that 60% of all patients had no measurable stereopsis. Full-Text PDF