Adaptation for Strabismus

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Who can ignore the second image after a time and therefore do not complain of diplopia?

Occasional adults who develop sudden-onset strabismus (correct)
Children with strabismus
People with normal retinal correspondence
People with diplopia

What are the two mechanisms that occur in the ocular sensory system of children with strabismus?

Adaptation and abnormal retinal correspondence (ARC)
Adaptation and normal retinal correspondence (NRC)
Suppression and normal retinal correspondence (NRC)
Suppression and abnormal retinal correspondence (ARC) (correct)

What is the age range of children who have the ability to adapt to anomalous states (confusion and diplopia)?

Under the age of 10 years
Under the age of 14 years
Under the age of 6-8 years (correct)
Under the age of 12 years

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Who can ignore the second image and not complain of diplopia?

Occasional adults who develop sudden-onset strabismus can ignore the second image after a time and, therefore, do not complain of diplopia.

Mechanisms in children with strabismus?

Suppression and abnormal retinal correspondence (ARC) are the two mechanisms that occur in the ocular sensory system of children with strabismus.

Age range for adapting to confusion and diplopia?

Children under the age of 6-8 years have the ability to adapt to anomalous states (confusion and diplopia).

Study Notes

Who can ignore the second image after a time and therefore do not complain of diplopia? What are the two mechanisms that occur in the ocular sensory system of children with strabismus? What is the age range of children who have the ability to adapt to anomalous states (confusion and diplopia)?