Prevention and care of strabismus in infants and pre-school children.
Care of children at risk of developing strabismus is discussed. Recommended care consists of parental counseling combined with early and periodic examinations. Examinations should begin by age 3 weeks and continue at 3-6 month intervals until the child reaches age 5. Treatment of strabismus or amblyopia should begin as soon as these conditions exist. Using recent electrophysiological research as a background, a model care for infants with congenital strabismus is presented. Care reports are presented describing results of orthoptic treatment of non-congenital strabismus.
D000367:Age Factors; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003423:Critical Period, Psychological; D004948:Esotropia / Q000151:congenital / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009988:Orthoptics; D012030:Refractive Errors / Q000628:therapy; D013285:Strabismus / Q000151:congenital / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000628:therapy; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014793:Visual Cortex / Q000503:physiopathology