Citation

Budning AS, Day C, Pickering D. Am. Orthopt. J. 2003; 53: 105-108.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2003, American Orthopic Council, Publisher University of Wisconsin Press)

DOI

10.3368/aoj.53.1.105

PMID

21149079

Abstract

Introduction: Blindness in young children has been shown to lead to significant motor delay. Few studies to date have evaluated the effects of strabismus and its treatment on motor development. Methods: We evaluated nine children prior to and post eye alignment via strabismus surgery to determine the effect of this treatment on motor development. Developmental milestones using the Bayley and modified Denver developmental scale were recorded prior to and post surgery. Results: It was found that in this study sample there was developmental advancement within days of surgery in every case. Conclusion: We feel that eye alignment at an early age in strabismic children is an important factor contributing to age appropriate motor development as measured by developmental milestones. A method for a larger scale objective study to better define the effect of strabismus surgery on motor development is currently being planned.

Language: en