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The Effects of Strabismus on Motor Development

Correspondence: Requests for reprints should be addressed to: Andrew S. Budning, M.D., 305-2300 Eglinton Ave. West, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada L5M 2V8.

Introduction: Blindness in young children has been shown to lead to significant motor delay. Few studies to date have evaluated the effects of strabismus and its treatment on motor development.

Methods: We evaluated nine children prior to and post eye alignment via strabismus surgery to determine the effect of this treatment on motor development. Developmental milestones using the Bayley and modified Denver developmental scale were recorded prior to and post surgery.

Results: It was found that in this study sample there was developmental advancement within days of surgery in every case.

Conclusion: We feel that eye alignment at an early age in strabismic children is an important factor contributing to age appropriate motor development as measured by developmental milestones. A method for a larger scale objective study to better define the effect of strabismus surgery on motor development is currently being planned.

Key words: Development, strabismus, sensory development, motor development