strabismus

American  

[struh-biz-muhs] / strəˈbɪz məs /

noun

Ophthalmology.

1. a disorder of vision due to a deviation from normal orientation of one or both eyes so that both cannot be directed at the same object at the same time; squint; crossed eyes.

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strabismus British  

/ strəˈbɪzməs /

noun

1. Also called: squint.  abnormal alignment of one or both eyes, characterized by a turning inwards or outwards from the nose thus preventing parallel vision: caused by paralysis of an eye muscle, etc

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Other Word Forms

• strabismal adjective
• strabismally adverb
• strabismic adjective
• strabismical adjective

Etymology

Origin of strabismus

1675–85; < New Latin < Greek strabismós, equivalent to strab ( ós ) squinting + -ismos -ism

Example Sentences

Kaufman was diagnosed with strabismus as a child.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 6, 2025

He lived with strabismus, a condition that left him with squint eyes, a difficulty focusing on objects in front of him, and left him open to merciless treatment from his peers.

From BBC • Jan. 17, 2025

Siamese often have crossed or misaligned eyes, also called strabismus, which can compromise vision as well as depth perception.

From National Geographic • Oct. 27, 2023

He founded a company, Oculinum, to produce a drug by the same name, which the FDA approved in 1989 for the treatment of strabismus and blepharospasm.

From Washington Post • Dec. 21, 2021

Thus it happens frequently in divergent strabismus, when one eye is myopic, the other emmetropic.

From Schweigger on Squint A Monograph by Dr. C. Schweigger by Schweigger, C.