Reconceptualizing Pediatric Strabismus as a Condition Rooted in Sensory Processing Disorder: A Novel Case-Based

Mirjana Bjeloš1,2,3, Ana Ćurić1,3, Mladen Bušić1,2,3

  • 1University Eye Department, Reference Center of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Croatia for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, Reference Center of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Croatia for Inherited Retinal Dystrophies, Reference Center of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Croatia for Standardized Echography in Ophthalmology, University Hospital "Sveti Duh", Sveti Duh 64, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.

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Summary

Strabismus may be linked to sensory processing disorder (SPD). This case suggests eye alignment issues could stem from sensory imbalances, proposing a new

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