Does strabismus cause amblyopia?
The strabismus is an eye defect where the eyes cannot look paralelly. While one of the eyes directly aimed at the taget, the other is directed to somewhere else. If only one of the eyes is strabismic, this eye has a very low visual strenght and will remain amblyopic. The strabismic eyes cannot or barely sense the depth. The Strabismus can be divided into three sub-groups as: childhood strabismus, paralytic strabismus (cycloplegia) and secondary strabismus. The most common childhood strabismus are the inwards and outwards directed strabismus. They can be single or double sided. Inwards strabismus generally occur in hypermetropic eyes. This type of strabismus can be treated with eye glasses in some cases. The strabismus which cannot be corrected with glasses shall be operated. The eye which continuously crosses has a very low visual strenght and will remain amblyopic. The outwards childhood strabismus usually occur in myopic eyes. The outwards strabismus can be hidden or apparent. In thi