Determining how genetics contribute to common forms of strabismus has been a challenge for researchers. Small discoveries are considered meaningful progress. Boston Children's researchers believe they ...

Esotropia and exotropia could have shared genetic risk factors based on findings that genetif duplications on chromosomes were risk factors for the diseases. Genetic duplications in the second, fourth ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . This issue of Ocular Surgery News features the varied opinions of OSN Pediatrics/Strabismus board members ...

Intermittent exotropia, a condition where one or both eyes occasionally drift outward, is often associated with childhood but is increasingly recognized as a significant concern for adults. This ...

Children under the age of 12 years, diagnosed with X(T) (of the true and simulated divergence excess and basic types) within the preceding 12 months and previously untreated, were eligible for the ...

Strabismus was moderately linked with certain mental health disorders in children, according to a cross-sectional study. In an analysis of medical claims data from a commercial healthcare payer system ...

Strabismus is associated with reduced functional vision and eye-related quality of life (ER-QOL) in children, according to a study published in JAMA Ophthalmology. Because of this, when defining ...

A 6-month-old child comes in with a large angle esodeviation. The child’s parents provide a history of the ocular deviation occurring shortly after birth. The child is otherwise healthy. A cycloplegic ...

Dr. Kazlas answers the question: 'What Is Strabismus And How Common Is It?' Aug. 24, 2009— -- Question: What is strabismus and how common is it? Answer: Strabismus is the medical term for any ...

From a multicentre study we report that only 17% of a representative cohort of 371 children with X(T) were treated surgically within 2 years of presentation. More than half (53%) of the cohort were ...