Archive for strabismus
Genetic variants are found in two types of strabismus, sparking hope for future treatment
Determining how genetics contribute to common forms of strabismus has been a challenge for researchers. Small discoveries are considered meaningful progress. Boston Children’s researchers believe they’ve helped move the needle. They discovered that two types of strabismus — esotropia and exotropia — may have shared genetic risk factors. Duplications on the second, fourth, and tenth chromosomes that ... Read More about Genetic variants are found in two types of strabismus, sparking hope for future treatment
Get a jump on potential eye conditions by having your child regularly tested
It can be surprising to learn your child has an eye condition. Children don’t always outwardly show symptoms of nearsightedness, a lazy eye, or another vision problem. That’s because children are adaptive. If one of their eyes doesn’t function well, they learn to adjust with the other one, according to Dr. Ryan Gise, an ophthalmologist in ... Read More about Get a jump on potential eye conditions by having your child regularly tested
Tracking the elusive genes that cause strabismus
Strabismus is a common condition in which the eyes do not align properly, turning inward, outward, upward or downward. Two to four percent of children have some form of it. Some cases can be treated with glasses or eye patching; other cases require eye muscle surgery. But the treatments don’t address the root causes of strabismus, which ... Read More about Tracking the elusive genes that cause strabismus
Building a better botox
Aside from reducing wrinkles, botulinum toxins — a.k.a. botox — have a variety of uses in medicine: to treat muscle overactivity in overactive bladder, to correct misalignment of the eyes in strabismus, for a movement disorder called cervical dystonia that causes neck spasms, and more. Two botulinum toxins, types A and B, are FDA-approved and ... Read More about Building a better botox
Alzheimer’s drugs for “lazy eye”?
When my parents told me I should walk around with my right eye patched like a pirate—on regular days, not just Halloween—I wondered if they were joking. They weren’t: those really were the doctor’s orders. As a child, I had amblyopia, or “lazy eye”: my left eye had much poorer vision than my right eye. The ... Read More about Alzheimer’s drugs for “lazy eye”?