upward and downward squint
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eye, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction specialized sense organ capable of receiving visual images, which are then carried to the brain. Anatomy of the visual apparatus Structures auxiliary to the eye The orbit The eye is protected from mechanical injury… … Universalium
Esotropia — Cross eyed or, in medical terms, convergent or internal strabismus. * * * The form of strabismus in which the visual axes converge; may be paralytic or concomitant, monocular or alternating, accommodative or nonaccommodative. SYN: convergent… … Medical dictionary
Exotropia — Divergent gaze. Also called external strabismus or, pejoratively, wall eyed (like a walleyed pike). * * * That type of strabismus in which the visual axes diverge; may be paralytic or concomitant, monocular or alternating, constant or… … Medical dictionary
Strabismus — A condition in which the visual axes of the eyes are not parallel and the eyes appear to be looking in different directions. In divergent strabismus, or exotropia, the visual axes diverge. If the visual axes converge, it is called convergent… … Medical dictionary
Strabismus — For the protein Strabismus, see Strabismus (protein). Strabismus Classification and external resources Strabismus prevents bringing the gaze of both eyes to the same point in space. ICD 10 H … Wikipedia
Extraocular muscles — MRI scan showing lateral and medial rectus muscles. Latin musculi externi bulbi oculi Origin … Wikipedia
Dissociated vertical deviation — (DVD) is an ocular condition which occurs in association with a squint, typically Infantile Esotropia. Contents 1 Mechanism 2 Characteristics 3 Differential Diagnosis … Wikipedia
Dissociated Vertical Deviation — Dissociated Vertical Deviation(DVD) is an ocular condition which occurs in association with a squint, typically Infantile Esotropia. Patients with DVD show an upward movement of one eye when the eye is covered (i.e. when the two eyes are… … Wikipedia
strabismus — strabismal, strabismic, strabismical, adj. strabismally, adv. /streuh biz meuhs/, n. Ophthalm. a disorder of vision due to a deviation from normal orientation of one or both eyes so that both cannot be directed at the same object at the same… … Universalium
