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Abduction ab-duk'shun

*Definition:*
The rotation of an eye away from the midline, or centerpoint of vision. Also the diverging of the eyes away from each other.
*What are the symptoms?*
A cross-eyed appearance; One or both eyes is turned away from the nose.
*What is the treatment?*
Eye exercises can aid in improving eye muscle strength and can resolve some cases. In cases of infants and children, glasses may be prescribed. Eye drops, ointment or special lenses called prisms can also be used to straighten the eyes. Finally, Eye muscle surgery can correct such deviations and restoration of binocular vision is often possible.

*Add'l keywords/misspellings:*	obduction abducsion abduct abducton duction abductian strabismus

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