What is a Sixth Nerve Palsy? The sixth cranial nerve (abducens nerve) is responsible for innervating the lateral rectus muscle which pulls the eye laterally (abducts the eye). A sixth nerve palsy is a weakness or decrease in innervation to the lateral rectus muscle. The result is the loss or … [Read more...]
Double vision, or diplopia, can be a debilitating condition that greatly affects everyday life. There are many sources of double vision, some of which can be found in our other article - click here. This article will discuss some of the treatment options for double vision. The source of the … [Read more...]
What is Accommodative Esotropia? Accommodative esotropia is the crossing or turning in of the eyes due to the over-convergence (crossing) of the eyes with accommodation (focusing of the eyes). Most of these children are moderately hyperopic (farsighted). When the child tries to focus their … [Read more...]
What is Thyroid Eye Disease? It is also known as Graves’ eye disease or ophthalmopathy, dysthyroid ophthalmopathy, and other names. It is characterized by enlargement of the extraocular eye muscles associated with thyroid dysfunction. Thyroid eye disease is most commonly associated with … [Read more...]
Diagnosing Amblyopia Before a treatment and management plan can be developed, you first need to diagnose the amblyopia and its underlying cause. A normal comprehensive eye exam is all that is required to diagnose amblyopia. There usually are not any other diagnostic tests needed when a child … [Read more...]
What is Amblyopia? Amblyopia is a fairly common eye disorder. It is a significant cause of vision loss in children. It is the loss of vision in one or both eyes in the crucial early development years. It is the result of an ocular problem or disease affecting the visual pathway with abnormal … [Read more...]
