pediatrics
Strabismus
Introduction
Strabismus is misalignment of the eyes, which causes deviation from the parallelism of normal gaze. Diagnosis is clinical, including observation of the corneal light reflex and use of a cover test. Treatment may include correction of visual impairment with patching and corrective lenses, alignment by corrective lenses, and surgical repair. Strabismus occurs in about 3% of children. Left untreated, about 50% of children with strabismus have some visual loss due to Amblyopia (functional reduction in visual acuity of an eye caused by disuse during visual development). 