Health-related quality of life of children with strabismus.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The agreement between children with strabismus and their parents on the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of the child is unknown. Additionally, it is unknown if physical traits pre-dispose to a better outcome in HRQOL after strabismus surgery in children. This study aims to aid strabismus surgeons in deciding which children will improve HRQOL following strabismus surgery.

Methods

We included 114 Danish children who underwent strabismus surgery for their strabismus and 29 controls without ophthalmologic manifestations. Each child and their parent answered questionnaires about the child's eye- and general health. We compared eye-specific, psychosocial and physical scores in children pre- and post-operatively with controls. We also investigated child-parent (proxy

SUBMITTER: Boulakh L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12803585 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature