Cross-eye
Strabismus is a condition in which the eyes are not properly aligned with each other. It typically involves a lack of coordination between the extraocular muscles that prevents bringing the gaze of each eye to the same point...
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Strabismus - inability of the eyes to focus together because of an imbalance in the muscles that control eye movement; also called squint. It is a consequence of weakness or uneven development of one or more of t...
Alternate Names : Repair of cross-eye, Resection and recession, Lazy eye repair, Strabismus repair, Extraocular muscle surgery
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Appears cross-eyed
Holds his or her head in an abnormal position while looking at something in the distance - The child tilts the chin up, looks down his or her nose, ...
Repair of cross-eye - discharge; Resection and recession - discharge; Lazy eye repair - discharge; Strabismus repair - discharge; Extraocular muscle surgery - discharge
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Appears to be cross-eyed
Complains of double vision
Has difficulty seeing
Note: Learning difficulties or problems at school can sometimes be due to a child's inability to see the blackboard or reading material.
(Also Called 'Cross-eye', 'Lazy Eye', 'Strabismus')
What is amblyopia?
Esotropia: Cross-eyed or, in medical terms, convergent or internal strabismus.
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Also known as "cross-eyes".
Eye misalignment in which one eye deviates inward (toward nose) while the other fixates normally.
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In the cover test, which checks for strabismus (cross-eyes), the doctor simply asks your child to stare at an object and then covers one eye with a hand, noting whether the other eye must move to focus on the object.
Infants’ eyes are often uncoordinated and may appear cross-eyed. By 3 months, however, a child begins to see an object as one image and is able to follow light, faces and objects.
All children have poor eyesight at birth.
A lazy eye (strabismus) can be due to esotropia (cross-eyed) or to exotropia (wall-eyed).
Over the first few months, babies may have uncoordinated eye movements and may even appear cross-eyed.
eyes are sometimes uncoordinated, may look cross-eyed
able to stare at object if held 8 to 10 inches away
initially fixes eyes on a face or light then begins to follow a moving object ...
May make the child look cross-eyed
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strabismus- is when a person's eyes are cross-eyed or one eye points outward. The eyes are not lined up together at the same point.
Botulinum toxin is also approved by the FDA to treat eye muscle disorders, including strabismus (cross-eyes), abnormal neck and shoulder contractions, and vocal cord spasms.
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Toxocariasis also may affect the eyes, causing decreased vision, swelling around the eyes, or a cross-eyed appearance. Untreated toxocariasis can cause retinal damage and decreased vision.
mental retardation
learning disabilities
attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
seizure disorder
visual impairment, especially strabismus ("cross-eye")
hearing loss
speech impairment ...
Vision - Most children with Down syndrome have some sort of vision problem, such as nearsightedness, farsightedness, or astigmatism (an abnormal curvature of the eye that causes blurred vision). They may also have weak eye muscles (cross-eyed) or ...
Strabismus results from eye misalignment, which produces nonparallel, uncoordinated eye movement that impairs vision. It's also known as heterotropia or slang terms, such as squint, cross-eye, or walleye.
The oculomotor nerve also controls the constriction of the pupils and thickening of the lens of the eye. This can be tested in two main ways. By moving a finger towards a person's face to induce accommodation, as well as them going cross-eyed, ...
that my indicate Graves' disease, myasthenia gravis, stroke, multiple sclerosis, Guillain-Barre syndrome, diabetes, cataracts, aneurysm, brain tumor, or migraine. Symptoms and signs include eye pain, droopy eyelids, nausea, headache, and a cross-eyed ...
The weakness of the facial muscles results in a fixed facial expression resembling a motionless mask. The eyes are unable to move to the side giving the appearance of being cross-eyed. No other consistent eye abnormalities have been found.
Depending on how severely your child's eyes are affected, he or she may need eyeglasses or surgery to correct a condition, such as cross-eye or other inability of the eyes to focus together properly (strabismus).
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cross-eyed appearance
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 See also: Symptom, Strabismus, Surgery, Diabetes, Double vision
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