Psychosocial Aspects of Strabismus Study

Binocularity following surgical correction of strabismus in adults

“…4 The literature has reported on the psychosocial implication of strabismus surgery in adults and expanded binocular visual fields following adult strabismus surgery. [1][2][3] Binocular function is a quantifiable and very desirable result of strabismus surgery in adults as well. The literature describes improvement in diplopia, motor fusion, binocularity as measured by Bagolini lenses, develoment of the monofixation syndrome, and stereo acuity in a select group of patients.…”

“…Patients have reported difficulty with self-image, employment, and interpersonal relationships. 1 The positive impact of correcting strabismus has been well documented by studies in which patients described improvements in interpersonal interactions, which they ascribed to the corrective surgery. 2 Another functional benefit, described by Wortham and Greenwald, 3 is the expansion of visual fields; in a study of 10 esotropic adults, surgery resulted in increase in horizontal visual field with an accompanying subjective increase in peripheral vision for many of the patients.…”

The Value of Screening for Amblyopia Revisited

“…Detrimental implications of strabismus include a negative self-image, reduced self-confidence, low self-esteem and poor interpersonal relationships 60 . The presence of a cosmetically noticeable strabismus has also been reported to impact upon a person's ability to gain employment 61;62 , and in a person's ability to attract a partner 63 .…”

Prevention of strabismus and amblyopia in preschool children / Prevencija razrokosti i slabovidosti dece predškolskog uzrasta

“…U savremenom društvu, sa ogromnim napretkom tehnike, gde je rad sve precizniji potreban je i savršen vid, tj.binokularni sa stereoskopijom. Strabizam može da ima dramatične posledice koje ugrožavaju socijalnu interakciju predškol-ske dece i dece u ranom detinjstvu (6,7).…”

“…Međutim, značaj razrokosti je daleko veći, jer vid razrokog oka sve više slabi. Razrokost utiče nepovoljno i psihički, jer su takva deca često izložena podsmehu svojih drugova i iskazuju veću nesigurnost u socijalnoj interakciji (6,7). Razrokost može ponekad da se izleči nošenjem naočara.…”