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MeSH Heading: Strabismus
Tree Number(s): C10.292.562.887; C11.590.810
Unique ID: D013285
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013285
Scope Note: Misalignment of the visual axes of the eyes. In comitant strabismus the degree of ocular misalignment does not vary with the direction of gaze. In noncomitant strabismus the degree of misalignment varies depending on direction of gaze or which eye is fixating on the target. (Miller, Walsh & Hoyt's Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology, 4th ed, p641)
Entry Term(s): Concomitant Strabismus; Convergent Comitant Strabismus; Dissociated Horizontal Deviation; Dissociated Vertical Deviation; Heterophoria; Heterotropias; Hypertropia; Mechanical Strabismus; Non-Concomitant Strabismus; Nonconcomitant Strabismus; Phorias; Squint; Strabismus, Comitant; Strabismus, Noncomitant
NLM Classification #: WW 415
See Also: Orthoptics
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2022/04/13

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Strabismus MeSH Descriptor Data 2023