What causes amblyopia in newborns? Is presbyopia also called nearsightedness? Why does diabetic retinopathy occur? What is exotropia strabismus? What habits are linked with hyperopia? What condition causes blindness through damage of the optic nerve?
Intermittent exotropia: In this type, one eye sometimes drifts outward while the other stays focused. The eyes may trade off positions or the same eye may wander every time. Infantile esotropia:This happens in infants, before age 6 months, without farsightedness. One or both eyes can turn ...
Out of the 172 cases of consecutive exotropia 134 were re-operated: in addition to a bilateral 5 mm recession we carefully dealt with any vertical deviation and in case of a large angle or a limitation of adduction we added a monolateral or a bilateral loop to the recession of the ...
Excessive blinking is when you blink more than normal. It may happen all the time or every once in a while. It’s most common in children, but it also happens in adults. Here’s what you need to know. Causes Lots of things can lead to excessive blinking. They include: An ingrown ey...
There are many types of strabismus, including accommodative esotropia, intermittent exotropia and infantile esotropia. Accommodative esotropia Accommodative esotropia can be genetic and happens when one is farsighted. When a child over-focuses to see clearly, this can result in one or both eyes tu...
He had eye movement difficulties during his acute episode, with a residual left intermittent esotropia that improved with patching. He also has bilateral optic disc atrophy and horizontal nystagmus, with visual acuity of 6/15 bilaterally. He developed a moderate upsloping bilateral sensorineural ...
In addition to vision problems such ashigh myopia,exotropiaand other abnormalities, Marfan syndrome can cause the whites of the eyes to appear blue or gray. Pseudoxanthoma elasticum Though rare, it’s possible for a blue sclera to result from pseudoxanthoma elasticum. This is a genetic disease ...
Strabismus, misalignment of the eyes. The deviant eye may be directed inward toward the other eye (cross-eye, or esotropia), outward, away from the other eye (exotropia), upward (hypertropia), or downward (hypotropia). The deviation is called “concomita