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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, 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 ...

Strabismus is a condition in which the eyes are misaligned or are not looking at the same target at the same time. The word "strabismus" is derived from the Greek word "strabismos", which means, "to ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children with a particular variation of strabismus -- commonly referred to as "cross-eyes" -- appear highly likely to develop nearsightedness by adulthood, according to a ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For each cigarette a pregnant woman lights up each day, she raises her baby's risk of strabismus by 5 percent, new research suggests. Further, the effect of smoking on the ...

Dr. Kazlas answers the question: 'How Can I Prevent Strabismus?' Aug. 24, 2009— -- Question: What are the causes of strabismus and is there anything I can do to prevent it? Answer: Childhood ...

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 ...

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 ...