Strabismus

"Strabismus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Misalignment of the visual axes of the eyes. In comitant strabismus the degree of ocular misalignment does not vary with the direction of gaze. In noncomitant strabismus the degree of misalignment varies depending on direction of gaze or which eye is fixating on the target. (Miller, Walsh & Hoyt's Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology, 4th ed, p641)

Descriptor ID	D013285
MeSH Number(s)	C10.292.562.887 C11.590.810
Concept/Terms	Strabismus Strabismus Squint Phorias Phoria Strabismus, Noncomitant Strabismus, Noncomitant Noncomitant Strabismus Mechanical Strabismus Mechanical Strabismus Strabismus, Mechanical Strabismus, Comitant Strabismus, Comitant Comitant Strabismus Convergent Comitant Strabismus Convergent Comitant Strabismus Comitant Strabismus, Convergent Strabismus, Convergent Comitant Hypertropia Hypertropia Hypertropias

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Strabismus".

Diseases [C]
Nervous System Diseases [C10]
Cranial Nerve Diseases [C10.292]
Ocular Motility Disorders [C10.292.562]
Strabismus [C10.292.562.887]
Eye Diseases [C11]
Ocular Motility Disorders [C11.590]
Strabismus [C11.590.810]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Strabismus".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Strabismus".

Strabismus
Esotropia
Exotropia

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