STRABISMUS

 
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STRABISMUS                                                                                         
Synonym– squint, turned eye, cross eyes.

Definition
– a condition in which there is a disturbance of the relative position of the optical axes of the eye so that one fovea is deviated from the object of regard.
Incidence
– 3 –5 % of normal children are strabismus. But more than 50% of Cerebral Palsy children have strabismus. Similarly the incidence is high in hydrocephalus.
TYPES OF STRABISMUS
WHY IS STRABISMUS STRESSED BY OPHTHALMOLOGISTS?
THE TRUTH
MANAGEMENT OF STRABISMUS