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Strabismus is a medical condition due to weakness or paralysis of one or more muscles that control eye movement. As a result, the eyes are not aligned with each other and can cause double vision.

Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this

39 year experience in Internal Medicine

Is a type of:

Eye disorders • Eye movement problem

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

How common it is:

Common

Body locations

Eye

Symptoms

Abnormal eye movement
Eye movement problem
Double vision

Medications

Ratings show how effective doctors think these medications are at treating Strabismus
Echothiophate iodide
1.6
9 reviews
Botulinum toxin (botox) injection
Phospholine iodide

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