Discussion 7-2 - Strabismus | IHP 310 - Pathophysiology and Pharmacology Concepts

Concept and Etiology:

"Strabismusisadisorderinwhichbotheyesdonotlineupinthe

samedirection"(MedLinePlus,2021).Inotherwordstheydon'tlook

atthesamethingatthesametime.Therearesixmuscles

surroundingtheeyethatkeepbotheyesinplaceandfocusedonthe

samepoint.Withthisdisorderthemusclesarenotworkingcorrectly

andwhenoneeyefocusestheotherlooksawaytoanotherpoint.If

itgoesuntreatedtheeyethatstrugglestofocuswillenduplosing

sight.

Classification:

Strabismuscanbeclassifiedinanumberofdifferentways.Someof

themostprevalentareEsotropia,ExotropiaandHypertopia.

EsoptopiabeingwhentheeyeslookinginwardandExotopiabeing

whentheyeyeslookoutward.AndHypertropiadescribeseyesthat

aremisalignedvertically.Forexample,oneeyebeinghigherthanthe

other.

Clinical Manifestations:

Signsofthisdisorderwouldbefoundbyaphysicalexamination.The

disorderisapparentbylookingattheeyes.Itiscausedbyalossof

controlinthemusclessurroundingtheeye.Typicallywiththe

neuromuscularandbraincontroloftheeye.Symptomscaninclude

varyingdegreeofvisonloss,misalignedeyes,weakeyemovement.

Diagnostic Tests:

Thereareafewdifferenttypesofwaystotestforstrabismus.One

ofwhichbeingreflextests,likethetestinvolvinglookingdirectlyata

pointoflight.Prism'sarealsousedtoseeiftheeyesareproperly

aligned.

 Resources:

U.S.NationalLibraryofMedicine.(n.d.).Strabismus: Medlineplus

medical encyclopedia.MedlinePlus.RetrievedDecember13,2021,

fromhttps://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001004.htm.

Strabismus.Strabismus-AmericanAssociationforPediatric

OphthalmologyandStrabismus.(n.d.).RetrievedDecember13,2021,

fromhttps://aapos.org/glossary/strabismus.

Strabismus and amblyopia: Diagnosis & treatments: Boston Children's

Hospital.BostonChildrensHospital.(n.d.).RetrievedDecember13,

2021,fromhttps://www.childrenshospital.org/conditions-and-

treatments/conditions/s/strabismus-and-amblyopia/diagnosis-and-

treatments.

Discussion 7-2 - Strabismus