| strabism | <medicine> Strabismus. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| strabismal | Relating to or affected with strabismus. Synonym: strabismic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| strabismic | Relating to or affected with strabismus. Synonym: strabismic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| strabismic amblyopia | A suppression of central vision due to the two eyes pointing in different directions. The two scenes cannot be fused into a single image, so, to avoid confusion, one of the images is suppressed. (05 Mar 2000) |
| strabismologist | A physician subspecializing in paediatric ophthalmology with an emphasis on the management of strabismus and amblyopia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| strabismometer | <medicine> An instrument for measuring the amount of strabismus. Origin: Strabismus. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| strabismus | <clinical sign> A deviation of the eye which the patient cannot overcome. The visual axes assume a position relative to each other different from that required by the physiological conditions. The various forms of strabismus are spoken of as tropias, their direction being indicated by the appropriate prefix, as cyclo tropia, esotropia, exotropia, hypertropia and hypotropia. Also called cast, heterotropia, manifest deviation and squint. Origin: Gr. Strabismos = a squinting (18 Nov 1997) |
| strabismus deorsum vergens | An obsolete term for vertical strabismus in which the visual axis of one eye deviates downward. (05 Mar 2000) |
| strabismus sursum vergens | An obsolete term for a vertical strabismus in which the visual axis of one eye deviates upward. (05 Mar 2000) |