Strabismus is a common condition in which the eyes do not align properly, turning inward, outward, upward or downward. Two to four percent of children have some form of it. Some cases can be treated ...

Researchers at Okayama University reported that they have identified two candidate genes involved in the development of comitant strabismus. These findings provide insight into how people maintain eye ...

What Are the Causes of Abnormal Head Posture? Abnormal head posture commonly occurs due to neck muscle problems, but the condition has eye-related or ocular causes too. Certain eye conditions can ...

Researchers have discovered a key gene for generating eye movements. Using zebrafish, they developed a compelling model system to analyze the brain-eye muscle connections, and found that the brain ...

To evaluate the prevalence and risk factors of strabismus in children undergoing surgery for unilateral or bilateral cataract with or without intraocular lens implantation. Medical records of ...

Hypertropia is a condition where one eye points upward. It is one of four types of eye misalignment, or “strabismus.” The condition can cause depth perception issues and blurred vision. Strabismus ...

The L. family has lived in Massachusetts for several generations on the paternal side. The mother was born in Massachusetts; her parents came from Canada, and 2 of her grandparents were English.

Strabismus, also commonly known as lazy eye or crossed eyes, is a condition involving the misalignment of the eyes. The extent of the misalignment can vary from slight, that may not be obvious, to ...

While some rare forms of strabismus have been linked to specific genes, common forms have been hard to pin down genetically. A new genome-wide association study, based on 10 years of work enrolling ...

Approximately 2-3 % of children suffer from a condition called strabismus, which is more commonly known as "lazy eye" or "crossed eyes". The majority of cases are thought to involve both genetic and ...