The brain and the muscles of the eye control eye movement. A muscle imbalance results in strabismus, where the eyes point in different directions.
CROSS EYED
Double Vision
WALL EYED
Results in Amblyopia or loss of vision in the non-dominant eye
LAZY EYE
Results in Amblyopia or loss of vision in the non-dominant eye
NORMAL
DOUBLE VISION
Children with uncorrected strabismus will eventually develop amblyopia, (loss of vision, usually in the non dominant eye). Adults with uncorrected strabismus develop double vision.
Strabismus surgery involves adjusting the muscles which control the movement of the eye.
