What Causes Strabismus in Adults?
Most adults with strabismus have had the condition since childhood. However, strabismus can also begin in adulthood due to medical problems such as: • Diabetes • Thyroid disease (Graves disease) • Myasthenia gravis • Brain tumors • Head trauma • Strokes Occasionally, misalignment of the eyes can also occur after surgery on or around the eye, such as cataract surgery or retinal surgery, due to damage to the eye muscles during surgery. What Are the Symptoms of Adult Strabismus? Adults with strabismus may experience: • Eye fatigue • Double vision (diplopia) • Overlapped or blurred images (visual confusion) • A pulling sensation around the eyes • A reading difficulty • Loss of depth perception To correct their inability to focus properly, many adults with strabismus have to tilt or turn their heads when focusing. They also are unable to make direct eye contact with both eyes when looking at people, which can make social situations awkward. These symptoms may have a negative impact on emplo
Approximately 4% of adults have misaligned eyes. Strabismus in adults can develop for many reasons; The most common type of adult strabismus involves patients with misaligned eyes from childhood. This problem starts at a time when the patient can suppress (that is, ‘turn off’) one eye and thus avoid double vision. These patients may have undergone surgery to realign their eyes in childhood but the eyes have subsequently drifted inwards or outwards again….
