The Clinical Survey of the Strabismus in Children.
- Author:
Sang Min KIM
1
;
Jang Ok SON
;
Won Ui CHANG
;
Jin Ok CHUNG
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, Han-Gang Sacred Heart Hospital, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Child*;
Esotropia;
Exotropia;
Female;
Humans;
Male;
Myopia;
Strabismus*;
Visual Acuity
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
1974;15(1):36-41
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The authors studied the strabiEmus of 50 cases in children under six years of age. A total of 50 cases were screened in out patient department from April 1972 to July 1973. The results are as followings: Among them, 28 cases of exotropia, 18 cases of exotropia and 4 cases of hypertropia were observed. Generally, there were more female than male. According to the refractive status, there were more hypertropia among esotropia and more myopia among exotropia. There were only 3 cases those visual acuity were below 0.1 and the remainder were above 0.1. According to the age, there were 11 cases under the 2 yrs of age, 15 cases in the age 3 yrs to 4 yrs and 20 cases over 6 yrs. The onset of 36 cases were so incidious that were unknown and those of 8 cases were gradual. The strabismus were markedly detected under the 1 year of age (26 cases) and 31 cases were alternating type and 15 cases were monocular. And it \vas interesting fact that 19 cases were first child.
