Noun
strabismus- A defect of vision in which one eye cannot focus with the other on an object because of imbalance of the eye muscles; a squint
...Strabismus (Modern Latin, from Greek στραβισμός strabismos; cf. στραβίζειν strabizein "to squint", στραβός strabos "squinting, squint-eyed" Online Etymology Dictionary) is a condition in which the eyes are not properly aligned with each other.American Optometric Association. Optometric Clinical Practice Guideline: Care of the patient with strabismus: esotropia and exotropia. 1997. It typically involves a lack of coordination between the extraocular muscle that prevents bringing the gaze of each eye to the same point in space and preventing proper binocular vision, which may adversely affect depth perception. Strabismus can be either a disorder of the brain coordinating the eyes or a disorder of one or more muscles, as in any process that causes a dysfunction of the usual direction and power of the muscle or muscles. Difficult strabismus problems are usually co-managed between orthoptists and ophthalmologists. Read full entry
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strabismus?
I know strabismus is when one
eye is in a different
direction to the other eye but
my left eye only does that
when I make it and when I do,
my left eye turns inwards and
my right eye stays straight
and I see 2 of the one object.
Is this strabismus? or related
to strabismus?
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Strabismus is a neurological disorder where the eyes move rapidly back and forth horizontally. |
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What are the chances that my I have interminttent
strabismus where the eye I'm
not using will cross inward.
I've had it my whole life. So
I have a constant cross-eyed
appearance. I'm the first in
my family to get this.
I've heard that my condition
is hereditary and I'm aftraid
that my kids might get it. I
don't want them to have to
deal with this. What are the
chances I'll pass it on?
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You can find out the exact probability of you passing this on to your children by going to your doctor and having you and your husband's genes analyzed. This will tell you if one or both of you are a carrier for this condition, if the gene is dominant or recessive, and what the ratio is for your children contracting it. This is the only way to be 100% sure. However, it may be a little expensive but worth it to your future children. |
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Do people ever have strabismus Whenever I've read about
Strabismus, it always just
mentions one eye being turned
in. Does it ever occur where
both eyes turn in at the same
time? How often does this
happen?
Thank you very much!
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Yes, it does happen. And when both the eyes converge or diverge, it is called "Bilateral Strabismus". |
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