title: [Child's strabismus].
abstract: Strabismus is characterized by a manifest deviation of the visual axes and secondary sensory deteriorations. Strabismus is a frequent affection which primarily involved the child, during early life. It is a frequent and severe disease (3 to 4% of the French population), if untreated the prognosis is severe with the functional loss of deviated eye. The clinical picture, and the prognosis depend considerably on the age of onset. Strabismus is always linked to amblyopia, explaining the need for a rigorous examination and adapted treatment the earliest possible: a collaboration between paediatrician, general practitioner, ophthalmologist and orthoptist is essential.
authors.affiliation: Service d'ophtalmologie, CHU de Marseille, hôpital Nord, Marseille Cedex. daniele.denis@mail.ap-hm.fr
authors.forename: Danièle
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Denis
mesh_terms: D017668:Age of Onset; D000550:Amblyopia / Q000150:complications; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D005133:Eye Movements / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D009988:Orthoptics; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010349:Patient Compliance; D011379:Prognosis; D012030:Refractive Errors / Q000175:diagnosis; D013285:Strabismus / Q000145:classification / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014785:Vision, Ocular / Q000502:physiology