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The restoration or maintenance of useful binocular single vision (BSV) represents the ideal outcome in the management of a squinting child. However, in planning such management it is essential to have a clear appreciation of the likelihood of attaining that goal, and what factors will help in its attainment.
Using both a literature review and some preliminary information from our own patient database we examine the prospects for BSV in different strabismus groups. We also discuss the techniques available to allow prediction of which children are candidates for the development of BSV following squint correction.
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Willshaw, H., Keenan, J. Strabismus surgery in children: The prospects for binocular single vision. Eye 5, 338–343 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1038/eye.1991.54
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