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A complete understanding of infantile strabismus has been hindered by uncertainties regarding the development of oculomotor control in normal infants. Normative oculomotor development cannot be understood without information about the sensory stimuli that drive eye movements and about the adaptive mechanisms that fine-tune the synergy between sensory stimuli and oculomotor commands. In the past decade, much has been learned about the characteristics of eye movements in normal infants (Aslin, 1987b). However, it remains unclear precisely why oculomotor control is initially deficient and what mechanism leads to oculomotor maturity.
Supported by NIH research grant (EY-05976) to R.N.A. and by NIH center grant (EY-01319) to the Center for Visual Science.
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Aslin, R.N. (1988). Normative Oculomotor Development in Human Infants. In: Lennerstrand, G., von Noorden, G.K., Campos, E.C. (eds) Strabismus and Amblyopia. Wenner-Gren Center International Symposium Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-10403-1_12
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