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Pediatric Strabismus

What is restrictive or paralytic strabismus?

Strabismus encompasses a range of eye conditions in which the eyes are misaligned and/or do not move together. Problems with eye alignment can mean that there are problems with the:

  • Extra-ocular muscles that control eye movement
  • Cranial nerves 3, 4, and/or 6 that control the eye muscles and their movement 

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    Ophthalmology

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