Hypertropia is a condition where one eye points upward. It is one of four types of eye misalignment, or “strabismus.” The condition can cause depth perception issues and blurred vision. Strabismus ...

To evaluate the prevalence and risk factors of strabismus in children undergoing surgery for unilateral or bilateral cataract with or without intraocular lens implantation. Medical records of ...

While some rare forms of strabismus have been linked to specific genes, common forms have been hard to pin down genetically. A new genome-wide association study, based on 10 years of work enrolling ...

Researchers have discovered a key gene for generating eye movements. Using zebrafish, they developed a compelling model system to analyze the brain-eye muscle connections, and found that the brain ...

The otolith organs consist of the utricle and saccule. The utricle mediates the utriculo-ocular reflex by detecting horizontal head translation and static head tilt. Skew deviation is a vertical ...

What Are the Causes of Abnormal Head Posture? Abnormal head posture commonly occurs due to neck muscle problems, but the condition has eye-related or ocular causes too. Certain eye conditions can ...

SHARING ONE WOMAN’S NEW PERSPECTIVE. I HAVEN’T SEEN MYSELF LOOK STRAIGHT ON IN A LONG TIME. UNTIL HER SURGERY, IT HAD BEEN YEARS SINCE ELIZABETH ALLEN SAW EYE TO EYE WITH ANYONE. I COULDN’T LOOK ...