strabismus

as in diplopia
difficulty in seeing resulting from improper alignment of the eyes Strabismus can sometimes be corrected via physical therapy.

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Recent Examples on the Web One of his conditions, strabismus,has also been reported by researchers to be behind the genius of Leonardo da Vinci, allowing the painter to perceive the world differently and facilitating his accurate depiction of three-dimensional objects on flat surfaces. Maya Davis, CNN, 4 Aug. 2024 The earlier strabismus is treated, the better, Flanary says. Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 30 July 2024 First used to treat strabismus or crossed eyes, the FDA approved the toxin in 2002 as a non-surgical cosmetic alternative to facelifts. Nick Kasmik, USA TODAY, 18 May 2024 The support page also notes that people with some medical conditions, like drooping eyelids, changes in eye alignment (i.e., strabismus or amblyopia), or uncontrolled eye movements, may have difficulties using the Vision Pro’s eye tracking. Victoria Song, The Verge, 19 Jan. 2024 Originally a treatment for strabismus, or crossed eyes, in the late 1960s and 1970s, the injections were later harnessed by the cosmetics industry for their skin-smoothing properties and were approved by the US Food and Drug Administration to treat frown lines in 2002. Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 13 Apr. 2023 My strabismus is a non-factor. Steven Aquino, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2022 To avoid double vision, your brain then focuses on the eye that sees straight ahead and ignores the other eye, This keeps the weaker eye from developing correctly, leading to amblyopia.3 Eye muscle surgery may be recommended for treating strabismus. Dagny Zhu, Verywell Health, 26 Jan. 2023 Examples include strabismus, cataracts, refractive errors, and droopy eyelid. Dagny Zhu, Verywell Health, 26 Jan. 2023

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