| A-V strabismus syndrome | <syndrome> Strabismus in which the angle of deviation is more marked on looking upward or downward. See: A-esotropia, V-esotropia, A-exotropia, V-exotropia. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| manifest strabismus | Evident deviation of one eye or the other; may be alternating or monocular. (05 Mar 2000) |
| paralytic strabismus | Strabismus due to weakness of an ocular muscle or muscles. Synonym: incomitant strabismus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vertical strabismus | A form of strabismus in which the visual axis of one eye deviates upward (s. Sursum vergens) or downward (s. Deorsum vergens). (05 Mar 2000) |
| mechanical strabismus | Strabismus due to restriction of action of the ocular muscle within the orbit. (05 Mar 2000) |
| monocular strabismus | An obsolete term for strabismus in which one eye habitually deviates. (05 Mar 2000) |
| comitant strabismus | A condition in which the degree of strabismus is the same in all directions of gaze. Synonym: concomitant strabismus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cyclic strabismus | A strabismus that appears and disappears in rhythym, most frequently at 48-hour intervals. (05 Mar 2000) |
| X-strabismus | Strabismus in which exotropia is more marked when looking upward or downward than when looking straight ahead. (05 Mar 2000) |
| 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) |
| divergent strabismus | <clinical sign> The outward or temporal deviation of an eye. (27 Sep 1997) |
| incomitant strabismus | Strabismus due to weakness of an ocular muscle or muscles. Synonym: incomitant strabismus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| internal strabismus | An obsolete term for esotropia (05 Mar 2000) |