title: The effects of strabismus on motor development.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Blindness in young children has been shown to lead to significant motor delay. Few studies to date have evaluated the effects of strabismus and its treatment on motor development.
  
  
  METHODS
  We evaluated nine children prior to and post eye alignment via strabismus surgery to determine the effect of this treatment on motor development. Developmental milestones using the Bayley and modified Denver developmental scale were recorded prior to and post surgery.
  
  
  RESULTS
  It was found that in this study sample there was developmental advancement within days of surgery in every case.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We feel that eye alignment at an early age in strabismic children is an important factor contributing to age appropriate motor development as measured by developmental milestones. A method for a larger scale objective study to better define the effect of strabismus surgery on motor development is currently being planned.
authors.forename: Andrew S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Budning
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Day
authors.forename: Dawn
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pickering