Is Cross Eyed a Disability?

both in terms of quality of vision and the size of the visual field," Rosenbaum says. Physicians should view patients with strabismus as having a disability that requires compassion, Rosenbaum says.

What is the condition of being cross eyed?

Strabismus is the medical term for misaligned eyes - a condition that occurs in 3-5% of the population. The eyes may turn inward (crossed aka esotropia), outward (splayed aka exotropia), or be vertically misaligned (hypertropia). In some cases, each eye may alternate between looking straight ahead and turning.

Can cross eyes be fixed?

Treatment for strabismus may include eyeglasses, prisms, vision therapy, or eye muscle surgery. If detected and treated early, strabismus can often be corrected with excellent results.