RESUMO
Strabismus or eye deviation is one of the important fields in pediatric ophthalmology and is the most common cause of amblyopia. Amblyopia is one of the leading of vision loss and monocular blindness and because it develops in the early years, it affects an individual for life. The earlier amblyopia is identified, the more successfully it is manged. In this analytical descriptive study, 107 patients, who referred to department of ophthalmology, Emam Reza hospital, from 2000-2003, were selected and a questionnaire was filled for each patient according to the medical records. Data were analyzed using SPSS 10 statistical software. 42.1% of our patients were male and 52% of them was female. Mean age of the patients was 13.22 years. Distribution curve of ages has two pick in 2-3 years and 14-19 years. According to the data, 86.0% of patients referred from Central Khorasan and only 0.9% of South Khorasan. 47.7% of patients were unaducated and 60.7% of them were esotropia. Amblyopia was seemed in 20.6% of the patients. The results of this study confirm the high prevalence of amblyopia among the strabismus patients. As attendance at follow up is often poor, pediatricians should be aware of the association to encourage opportunistic assessment and ophthalmological surveillance of this population. It is advisable to screen and perform optometrical and opthalmological examination, in the age that children are predisposed for amblyopia to prevent it