strabismus
IPA: strˈæbˈɪzmʌs
noun
- A defect of vision in which one eye cannot focus with the other on an object because of imbalance of the eye muscles; a squint.
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Examples of "strabismus" in Sentences
- He developed strabismus later on.
- It is both amblyopia and strabismus.
- It is the most common type of strabismus.
- Also, the eyes may be crossed strabismus .
- These are forms of strabismus with amblyopia.
- Strabismus is often referred to as lazy eye .
- The problem of strabismus is located in the brain.
- Pseudostrabismus is the false appearance of strabismus.
- They claimed that astigmatism is the same as strabismus
- People having strabismus can determine for themselves if they have strabismus.
- When, for any cause, the coördination is faulty, "cross eye," technically called strabismus, is produced.
- There's a malaise in children that can prevent full stereopsis (depth perception) from developing, called strabismus or lazy-eye.
- “She has strabismus, which is a turning in of one of her eyes, and it’s something that we’ve been looking out for for a while,” Larry tells ET’s MARK STEINES.
- The geographer, it appears, was afflicted with a peculiar squint of the eyes, hence the name strabismus, which the modern oculist applies to that particular infirmity.
- If stereopsis does not fully develop, children will have a condition called strabismus, or "lazy eye," in which eyes don't focus on the same object and depth perception is thus compromised.
- As a child, Barry had three operations to fix her crossed eyes (a condition called strabismus), but she didn't realize that she couldn't see in 3-D until she attended a college lecture on vision.
- And so, the primary adaptation to having misaligned eyes, a condition also called strabismus, is to suppress the input from one eye, and then you don't have to worry about double vision or visual confusion.
- THURSDAY, Aug. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Children with a condition called strabismus, in which their eyes aren't straight or don't line up with each other, may be less likely to be invited to birthday parties than other children, researchers have found.
- He speaks of it as "strabismus," which sounds very learned of course, and he goes on to explain that in actual fact this is not a bad thing, for he can preach very directly at his congregation, and no one will think the preacher has him particularly in his eye.