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STRABISMUS Squint

~ STRABISMUS  id+ | SQUINT or CROOKED |
              id= | DEVIATED EYE |
  gr STRABOS = CROOKED or TWISTED
  note etymology see> ~ STR
  note also      see> ~ STRATA
  med> SUB OPTIMAL OCULAR or VISUAL AXIS or
       TROPIA NEEDED FOR CLEAR BINOCULAR VISION
  ESOTROPIA or CONVERGENT AXIS
  EXOTROPIA or DIVERGENT AXIS
  note also other types eg VERTICAL MUSCULAR etc


  W. Wertelecki, M.D.   0911pa

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