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This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they exist. The article ends with the author's clinical recommendations.

A healthy 3-year-old boy presents with a 6-month history of strabismus in his left eye. The visible inward deviation of the eye began intermittently but is now constant. His visual acuity is 20/20 in the right eye but only 20/100 in the left eye. The physical examination is otherwise normal. How should he be treated?

The Clinical Problem

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Later Childhood and Adult Strabismus

Strategies and Evidence

Esodeviations

            Infantile Esotropia

            Acquired Esotropia

Exodeviations

            Infantile Exotropia

            Intermittent Exotropia

Amblyopia

Benefits of Strabismus Surgery

Areas of Uncertainty

Guidelines from Professional Societies

Summary and Recommendations

Glossary

Source Information

From the Tennessee Lions Eye Center at Vanderbilt Children's Hospital and the Departments of Ophthalmology, Pediatrics, and Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville.

Address reprint requests to Dr. Donahue at the Vanderbilt Eye Institute, 1211 21st Ave. S., 104 Medical Arts Bldg., Nashville, TN 37212.

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