Causes of Strabismus

Strabismus is the physical eye disorder that exists when both eyes are fixed on different points. One eye may move normally, while the other points in, out, up or down. Amblyopia, or lazy eye, is often the visual consequence of strabismus.

Often occurring in newborns, causes of strabismus may be unequal pulling or paralysis of the eye muscles. In many cases, newborns with strabismus will no longer have the condition after a few months, once their vision develops fully. Strabismus may also be caused by an exaggerated attention to focus. If a child is farsighted and tries to focus to accommodate the farsightedness, strabismus may result.

In adults, causes of strabismus include injury to an eye muscle or the nerves controlling those muscles; head trauma; a condition, such as diabetes or high blood pressure, which affect the small blood vessels that supply the muscle tissue; loss of vision; an eye or brain tumor; Graves' disease, stroke or other muscle and nerve disorders.

Strabismus Topics

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