1.0Dr. Paulo Freitas da Costa - Ophthalmology & Paediatric Ophthalmology Specialisthttps://www.paulofreitascosta.pt/enDr. Paulo Freitas da Costahttps://www.paulofreitascosta.pt/en/author/admin19/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="0QfeFi2ZL1"><a href="https://www.paulofreitascosta.pt/en/estrabismo-no-adulto/">Adult Strabismus</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.paulofreitascosta.pt/en/estrabismo-no-adulto/embed/#?secret=0QfeFi2ZL1" width="600" height="338" title="“Adult Strabismus” — Dr. Paulo Freitas da Costa - Ophthalmology & Paediatric Ophthalmology Specialist" data-secret="0QfeFi2ZL1" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.paulofreitascosta.pt/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/estrabismoAdultos_1280x590.jpg1280590We clinically refer to strabismus when both eyes’ axis are not perfectly aligned, meaning, when they point in different directions. An eye may look straight ahead while the other one is looking inside, outside, up, or down. There are six extraocular muscles monitoring the movement of an eye; to be able to focus on a single image and get a three-dimensional view with depth perception, all muscles from both eyes must work together in a coordinated way.