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Esotropia, exotropia and cognitive/perceptual style
Journal of the American Optometric Association
|August 1, 1981
Summary
This study found that young males with esotropia, an inward-turning eye condition, tend to have a more analytical cognitive style than those with exotropia, an outward-turning eye condition. No such differences were observed in females.
Area of Science:
- Ophthalmology
- Neuroscience
- Cognitive Psychology
Background:
- Strabismus, a condition of eye misalignment, encompasses esotropia (inward turning) and exotropia (outward turning).
- Cognitive/perceptual style refers to an individual's characteristic way of processing information.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate potential differences in cognitive/perceptual style between individuals with esotropia and exotropia.
- To explore if these differences vary between male and female subjects.
Main Methods:
- The Children's Embedded Figures Test (CEFT) was administered to young male and female participants diagnosed with strabismus.
- Performance on the CEFT was analyzed to assess cognitive/perceptual style differences.
Main Results:
- Significant differences in cognitive/perceptual style were observed in male subjects.
- Male esotropes demonstrated a more analytical and differentiated cognitive style compared to male exotropes.
- No significant differences were found between female esotropes and exotropes.
Conclusions:
- Cognitive/perceptual style differences between esotropia and exotropia may be sex-specific.
- The absence of differences in females might be linked to variations in cerebral hemispheric specialization between sexes.