Bilateral Strabismus

Strabismus is an eye disorder characterized by eyes that do not look in the same direction. One eye may look straight ahead, while the other looks in, out, up or down. Caused by underdeveloped, weakened or damaged eye muscles, strabismus in newborns may correct itself once vision develops fully after three or four months of age. After that, vision therapy or surgery may be required to correct the affected eye.

Bilateral strabismus, also known as accommodative strabismus, occurs as a result of strong farsightedness. A child with bilateral strabismus focuses extra hard to correct the refractive disorder that one eye or both eyes turn too far inward. Bilateral strabismus usually appears before the age of two, but can occur as late as six years of age.

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Strabismus Topics

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