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 of strabismus 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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Noun
  • John was later derailed by astigmatism, which also required surgery.
    Daniel Brown, The Athletic, 26 Apr. 2024
  • Nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism are other forms of refractive errors.
    Maxine Lipner, Verywell Health, 23 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • My instinctive distrust of people with perfect eyesight has paid off.
    Tom Smyth, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2024
  • The unscripted project, directed by Ukrainian-British filmmaker Julia Varvara, will follow Morse’s journey from losing his eyesight at the age of 19 due to the incurable condition Lebers Hereditary Optic Neuropathy to shooting a SuperBowl commercial last year.
    K.J. Yossman, Variety, 28 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Wyler’s squint of discomfort with Penn’s manipulations soon softens into a look of impressed awe, her eyes no longer judgmental but adoring.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Their faces spoke louder: frowns of frustration, gasps of shock, squints of doubt, bursts of laughter, pouts of disappointment.
    Gerui Wang, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Is there some idea why this myopia epidemic is happening?
    Gary Stix, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2024
  • In the myopia that results, especially in the face of an uncertain world—where crisis after crisis pops up like the old arcade game of Whack-a-Mole—the temptation is to make changes based on flitting and unknowable assumptions that do absolutely nothing to determine success over the long term.
    James Berman, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • More than 40% of Americans are estimated to have myopia, also known as nearsightedness.
    Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 19 Sep. 2024
  • And that's important, because the number of kids with nearsightedness – or myopia – has been growing rapidly in the U.S., and in many other parts of the world.
    Maria Godoy, NPR, 13 May 2024
Noun
  • Untreated hyperopia can lead to the development of a lazy eye (amblyopia) or additional vision loss.
    Kelly Burch, Verywell Health, 11 July 2024
  • Some people with hyperopia can have their vision surgically corrected.
    Kelly Burch, Verywell Health, 11 July 2024

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