as in diplopia
difficulty in seeing resulting from improper alignment of the eyes
Strabismus can sometimes be corrected via physical therapy.
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Recent Examples of strabismus
Barrel Cards The barrel card exercise can help improve symptoms of strabismus (crossed eyes).
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Laura Schober, Health, 12 Feb. 2025
One of his conditions, strabismus,has also been reported by researchers to be behind the genius of Leonardo da Vinci, allowing the painter to perceive the world differently and facilitating his accurate depiction of three-dimensional objects on flat surfaces.
—Maya Davis, CNN, 4 Aug. 2024
The earlier strabismus is treated, the better, Flanary says.
—Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 30 July 2024
First used to treat strabismus or crossed eyes, the FDA approved the toxin in 2002 as a non-surgical cosmetic alternative to facelifts.
—Nick Kasmik, USA TODAY, 18 May 2024
The support page also notes that people with some medical conditions, like drooping eyelids, changes in eye alignment (i.e., strabismus or amblyopia), or uncontrolled eye movements, may have difficulties using the Vision Pro’s eye tracking.
—Victoria Song, The Verge, 19 Jan. 2024
To avoid double vision, your brain then focuses on the eye that sees straight ahead and ignores the other eye, This keeps the weaker eye from developing correctly, leading to amblyopia.3 Eye muscle surgery may be recommended for treating strabismus.
—Dagny Zhu, Verywell Health, 26 Jan. 2023
My strabismus is a non-factor.
—Steven Aquino, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2022
Laura Schober, Health, 12 Feb. 2025
One of his conditions, strabismus,has also been reported by researchers to be behind the genius of Leonardo da Vinci, allowing the painter to perceive the world differently and facilitating his accurate depiction of three-dimensional objects on flat surfaces.
—Maya Davis, CNN, 4 Aug. 2024
The earlier strabismus is treated, the better, Flanary says.
—Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 30 July 2024
First used to treat strabismus or crossed eyes, the FDA approved the toxin in 2002 as a non-surgical cosmetic alternative to facelifts.
—Nick Kasmik, USA TODAY, 18 May 2024
The support page also notes that people with some medical conditions, like drooping eyelids, changes in eye alignment (i.e., strabismus or amblyopia), or uncontrolled eye movements, may have difficulties using the Vision Pro’s eye tracking.
—Victoria Song, The Verge, 19 Jan. 2024
To avoid double vision, your brain then focuses on the eye that sees straight ahead and ignores the other eye, This keeps the weaker eye from developing correctly, leading to amblyopia.3 Eye muscle surgery may be recommended for treating strabismus.
—Dagny Zhu, Verywell Health, 26 Jan. 2023
My strabismus is a non-factor.
—Steven Aquino, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for strabismus
Noun
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Along with numerous other broken bones, as well as the psychological and physiological trauma of his recurring episodes of diplopia, his entire career looked to be in jeopardy.—
Jonathan Hawkins,
CNN Money,
11 July 2025
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Understandably, strabismus is frequently accompanied by diplopia, or double vision.—
Peter Lewis,
San Francisco Chronicle,
2 Nov. 2017
Noun
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Benjamin Franklin would invent bifocals in 1874, Thomas Young would spot the uneven curvature of the cornea (astigmatism) in 1801, and steel wire would be developed in metal frames after 1837.—
Daniel Fusch,
Ascend Agency,
11 Nov. 2025
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Myopia is when someone can see objects close-up but their vision becomes blurred when looking at objects farther away, and astigmatism is a condition in which either the eye’s cornea or lens has a different shape than normal, causing blurred vision.—
Jacqueline Howard,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Skunks have very poor eyesight but a strong sense of smell.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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What started as a simple list became a remarkable six decades’ journey through 3,599 books, ending only when his eyesight failed in 2023, two years before his death in July at age 92.—
Cheryl Russell,
Oc Register,
31 Jan. 2026
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Black or blue ink on royal blue paper makes no sense and makes your staff squint to see.—
Ticked Off,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 Jan. 2026
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Shake the ball, close your eyes, squint as the letters become clear—yes?—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Migraine, deteriorating myopia, eye fatigue, cognitive decline included.—
Mélanie Nauche,
Vogue,
15 Dec. 2025
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There is actually another treatment used by optometrists to slow down the progression of myopia in kids.—
Wendy Wisner,
Parents,
4 Dec. 2025
Noun
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In early childhood, a critical period of development, children with access to green spaces have better balance and motor coordination, better sleep, fewer behavioral and social problems, and reduced nearsightedness.—
Audrey Pham,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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In 1604, Johannes Kepler would be credited with the first accurate explanation of how concave lenses could correct nearsightedness, as opposed to convex glasses for farsightedness.—
Daniel Fusch,
Ascend Agency,
11 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Millions more are expected to experience worsening vision due to myopia (nearsightedness) or hyperopia (farsightedness), conditions that can be fixed with glasses, contacts or surgery.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
2 Jan. 2025
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Some people with hyperopia can have their vision surgically corrected.—
Kelly Burch,
Verywell Health,
11 July 2024
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“Strabismus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strabismus. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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