incidence
Last reviewed 03/2023
- affects 3% of children.
- less than 1% of childhood squints are recognised by parents.
- risk factors for development of childhood squints include:
- family history of squint.
- prematurity.
- neonatatal jaundice.
- encephalitis.
- meningitis.
- cerebral palsy.
- mental retardation.
mental retardation (term that has been replaced by intellectual developmental disorder)