Congenital (infantile) esotropia: psychiatric aspects.
There is increasing evidence that the general apperance of the child plays a profound role in the developing parent-child relationship. The manifest and obvious ocular misalignment present in the child with congenital (infantile) esotropia is one barrier to the eye contact necessary for a proper relationship to take place. The early correction of esotropia removes the barrier to the normal development of parent-child relationship.
D000367:Age Factors; D002673:Child, Hospitalized; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010553:Personality Development; D012951:Socialization; D013285:Strabismus / Q000523:psychology* / Q000601:surgery