Optometry

Strabismus

Computer science

Anxiety

Psychiatry

Developmental psychology

Medicine

Ophthalmology

Nursing

Quality of life (healthcare)

Artificial intelligence

Worry

Binocular vision

Psychology

JAMA Ophthalmology

Strabismus is common, affecting 2% to 4% of children, but how children and their families are affected in everyday life is poorly understood.To evaluate the association of strabismus with functional vision and eye-related quality of life in children and their families using the Pediatric Eye Questionnaire (PedEyeQ).This cross-sectional study was conducted between December 2017 and October 2019 and included 91 children with strabismus and 166 visually normal controls across 3 age groups (0-4, 5-11, and 12-17 years) who were enrolled at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, and Retina Foundation of the Southwest, Dallas, Texas.Children completed the child PedEyeQ (5 to 11- and 12 to 17-year versions: functional vision, bothered by eyes/vision, social, and frustration/worry domains); parents completed the proxy (0 to 4-, 5 to 11-, and 12 to 17-year versions: functional vision, bothered by eyes/vision, social, frustration/worry, and eye care domains) and the parent PedEyeQ (impact on parent and family, worry about c...

Association of Strabismus With Functional Vision and Eye-Related Quality of Life in Children