Causes of Squint

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Squint: Introduction
List of Causes
Hidden causes
Complication causes
Causes of symptoms
News
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List of causes of Squint

Following is a list of causes or underlying conditions (see also Misdiagnosis of underlying causes of Squint) that could possibly cause Squint includes:

Weak eye muscles
Eye muscle paralysis (see Paralysis symptoms)
Eye muscle disease
Eye muscle nerve disorders
Eye vision disorder - especially if the eyes are affected differently.
- Long-sightedness - especially if only one eye affected.
- Short-sightedness - especially if only one eye affected.
- Vision impairment
Large nasal bridge skin folds
Eye tumor
Orbital tumor
See also causes of symptom squint
Vision Disorders - squinting
Rubella virus antenatal infection - strabismus
PHACE association - strabismus
Orotic aciduria hereditary - strabismus
Nyssen-Van Bogaert syndrome - strabismus
Gaucher disease type 2 - strabismus
Craniostenosis with congenital heart disease mental retardation - squint
Chromosome 7, monosomy 7q3 - squint
Chromosome 6p partial duplication - strabismus
Chromosome 5q duplication syndrome - strabismus
Chromosome 4p deletion syndrome - strabismus
Chromosome 1, monosomy 1q4 - squint
Chitayat-Moore-Del Bigio syndrome - squint
Anodontia and strabismus - strabismus
Acrocallosal syndrome - strabismus
Opitz trigonocephaly syndrome
Duane ocular retraction syndrome
Myasthenia gravis
Wiedemann-Tolksdorf syndrome - strabismus
Sturge-Weber Syndrome - Strabismus
Spinocerebellar ataxia, autosomal recessive 1 - strabismus
Rubinstein-Taybi Syndrome - strabismus
Rieger Syndrome - strabismus
Retinoblastoma - squinting
Noonan Syndrome - strabismus
Mental retardation -- short stature -- absent phalanges - squint
Iris dysplasia with ocular hypertelorism, psychomotor retardation and sensorineural deafness - strabismus
Incontinentia Pigmenti - strabismus
Goldblatt-Viljoen syndrome - convergent squint
Glutamate decarboxylase deficiency - squinting
Gaucher disease type 3 - convergent squint
Gaucher disease -- perinatal lethal form - strabismus
Fanconi pancytopenia - strabismus
Enslin syndrome - strabismus
Costello syndrome - strabismus
Chromosome 8 recombinant syndrome - strabismus
Chromosome 13p duplication - squint
Chromosome 11q duplication syndrome - strabismus
Chromosome 10p deletion syndrome - strabismus
Cardiofaciocutaneous Syndrome - strabismus
Bosley-Salih-Alorainy syndrome - strabismus
Bd syndrome - squint
Cranial nerve palsy
Wildervanck syndrome - Strabismus
Weaver Syndrome - strabismus
Turner Syndrome - strabismus
Midline craniofacial anomalies and morning glory disc anomaly - strabismus
Microcephaly, holoprosencephaly, and intrauterine growth retardation - squint
Mental retardation, X-linked, with cerebellar hypoplasia and distinctive facial appearance - strabismus
Marden-Walker Syndrome - strabismus
Jacobsen syndrome - strabismus
Francois dyscephalic syndrome - strabismus
FG syndrome 1 - strabismus
Familial infantile metachromatic leukodystrophy -- late infantile - strabismus
Chromosome 8p duplication syndrome - strabismus
Chromosome 7q duplication syndrome - strabismus
Chromosome 6p deletion syndrome - strabismus
Chromosome 3/B translocation - strabismus
Brown-Symmers disease - strabismus
Axial mesodermal dysplasia spectrum - strabismus
1q deletion - strabismus
Myopathies
Microdontia -- hypodontia -- short stature - strabismus
Megarbane-Loiselet syndrome - squint
Krause syndrome - strabismus
Greig Cephalopolysyndactyly Syndrome - strabismus
FG syndrome 2 - strabismus
Fetal Hydantoin Syndrome - strabismus
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome Type I - strabismus
Chromosome 8q duplication syndrome - strabismus
Chromosome 7p deletion syndrome - strabismus
Chromosome 6q deletion syndrome - strabismus
Chromosome 3, trisomy 3q13 2 q25 - squint
Chromosome 13q duplication syndrome - strabismus
Chromosome 12p deletion syndrome - strabismus
Chromosome 11q partial deletion - strabismus
Bone marrow failure -- neurologic abnormalities - squint
Bentham-Driessen-Hanveld syndrome - squint
Bannayan-Zonana syndrome - strabismus
Aplasia cutis congenita -- epibulbar dermoids - squint
Alagille syndrome
Cushing's proximal symphalangism
Brown syndrome - congenital strabismus
Volubilis, syndrome du - strabismus
Van Bogaert-Hozay syndrome - alternating squint
Rhizomelic dysplasia, scoliosis, and retinitis pigmentosa - strabismus
Neurofibromatosis-Noonan syndrome - strabismus
Mental retardation, X-linked, Shrimpton type - strabismus
Intellectual deficit -- multiple anomalies - squint
Infantile onset spinocerebellar ataxia - strabismus
GM1 gangliosidosis - strabismus
Gangliosidosis generalized GM1, type 1 - strabismus
FG syndrome 3 - strabismus
Chromosome 9q duplication syndrome - strabismus
Chromosome 22 trisomy mosaic - strabismus
Chromosome 1, monosomy 1p32 - squint
4p16.3 deletion - strabismus
3q deletion - strabismus
18p minus syndrome - strabismus
Normal newborn - newborn babies can have squint but may not necessarily have any medical problem.
WAGR Syndrome - strabismus
Saethre-Chotzen Syndrome - strabismus
Perinatal-lethal Gaucher disease - strabismus
Oculo-osteo-cutaneous syndrome - strabismus
Nystagmus 4, congenital, autosomal dominant - strabismus
Kabuki syndrome - strabismus
Hypotrichosis, syndactyly and retinal degeneration - strabismus
FG syndrome 4 - strabismus
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type V - strabismus
Chromosome 15q duplication syndrome - strabismus
Aniridia -- renal agenesis -- psychomotor retardation - squint
Rufous oculocutaneous albinism
Achondroplasia - strabismus
Spondylometaphyseal dysplasia, X-linked - strabismus
Microbrachycephaly -- ptosis -- cleft lip - strabismus
Ischiadic hypoplasia -- renal dysfunction -- immunodeficiency - strabismus
Hypomelanosis of Ito - strabismus
Focal dermal hypoplasia - strabismus
FG syndrome 5 - strabismus
Cutis verticis gyrata mental deficiency - squint
Cri-du-chat syndrome - strabismus
Chromosome 22, trisomy - strabismus
Cerebrorenodigital syndrome - squint
Cerebellar hypoplasia -- endosteal sclerosis - strabismus
Camptodactyly -- joint contractures and facial skeletal dysplasia - squint
Branchio-skeleto-genital syndrome - squint
Arthritis -- short stature -- deafness - squint
Arima syndrome - squint
Oculocutaneous albinism type 3
X-linked periventricular heterotopia
Prader-Willi syndrome - strabismus
Houlston-Ironton-Temple syndrome - convergent squint
Emanuel syndrome - strabismus
De Hauwere Leroy Adriaenssens syndrome - strabismus
Congenital disorder of glycosylation type 1A - strabismus
Chromosome 8 trisomy syndrome - strabismus
Chromosome 2p duplication syndrome - strabismus
49,XXXXY syndrome - strabismus
Oculocutaneous albinism type 4
Congenital ptosis (see Ptosis)
Mobius syndrome
Unusual facies, renal and Mullerian hypoplasia and severe somatic and mental retardation - strabismus
Trisomy 8 mosaicism - strabismus
Treacher-Collins Syndrome - strabismus
Smith-Lemli-Opitz Syndrome - strabismus
Ocular albinism - strabismus
McDonough syndrome - squint
Maternal hyperphenylalaninemia - strabismus
German syndrome - strabismus
FG Syndrome - strabismus
Congenital heart disease -- radio ulnar synostosis -- mental retardation - strabismus
Clouston syndrome - strabismus
Chromosome 9q duplication/chromosome 9p deletion syndrome - strabismus
Chromosome 2q duplication syndrome - strabismus
Chromosome 17p, partial deletion - strabismus
Chromosome 15 inverted duplication - strabismus
Chromosome 12p tetrasomy syndrome - strabismus
Chromosome 10 ring syndrome - strabismus
Cataract and cardiomyopathy - strabismus
Axenfeld-Rieger anomaly -- hydrocephaly -- skeletal abnormalities - squint
Ampola syndrome - squint
Oculocutaneous albinism (tyrosinase positive)
Sotos syndrome
Zonular cataract and nystagmus - Strabismus
Unusual facies, hepatic fibrosis, renal cysts and mental retardation - strabismus
Richieri Costa Guion-Almeida syndrome - strabismus
Phacomatosis pigmentokeratotica - strabismus
Pfeiffer syndrome Type 2 - strabismus
Nivelon-Nivelon-Mabille syndrome - strabismus
NADH cytochrome B5 reductase deficiency - strabismus
Multiple synostosis syndrome - strabismus
MRXS9 - strabismus
Mental retardation, Wolff type - strabismus
Mental retardation, Mietens-Weber type - strabismus
Fibrosis of extraocular muscles, congenital (FEOM) - strabismus
Dubowitz Syndrome - strabismus
Congenital disorder of glycosylation type 1C - strabismus
Congenital disorder of glycosylation type 1/IIX - strabismus
Cohen Syndrome - strabismus
Chromosome 8p inverted duplication syndrome - strabismus
Chromosome 6 ring syndrome - strabismus
Chromosome 2p deletion syndrome - strabismus
Choroido cerebral calcification syndrome infantile form - squint
Choroid plexus calcification with mental retardation - strabismus
Cat Eye Syndrome - strabismus
BOR-Duane hydrocephalus contiguous gene syndrome - cross-eyed appearance
Williams syndrome
Duane syndrome - cross-eyed appearance
Myasthenic syndrome, congenital, associated with acetylcholine receptor deficiency - strabismus
Mental retardation, X-linked, syndromic, due to JARID1C mutation - strabismus
Houlston ironton temple syndrome de - convergent squint
Freeman-Sheldon Syndrome - strabismus
Corneal dystrophy of Bowman layer, type 1 - strabismus
Cockayne syndrome - strabismus
Chromosome 9p tetrasomy syndrome - strabismus
Chromosome 5p duplication syndrome - strabismus
Chromosome 4q duplication syndrome - strabismus
Chromosome 18q, partial deletion - strabismus
Blepharophimosis, ptosis, epicanthus inversus - strabismus
Cranial nerve lesion
Brain stem disorder

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Causes of Squint (Diseases Database):

The follow list shows some of the possible medical causes of Squint that are listed by the Diseases Database:

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Squint: Related Medical Conditions

To research the causes of Squint, consider researching the causes of these these diseases that may be similar, or associated with Squint:

Squint: Causes and Types

Causes of Types of Squint: Review the cause informationfor the various types of Squint:

Convergent squint - sideways inward-looking squint
Divergent squint - sideways outward-looking squint
Vertical squint - eye wrongly lookup up or down
Neonatal squint - common squint in newborn babies often resolving in first month.
Paralytic strabismus
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Causes of Broader Categories of Squint: Review the causal information about the various more general categories of medical conditions:

Squint as a complication of other conditions:

Other conditions that might have Squint as a complication may, potentially, be an underlying cause of Squint. Our database lists the following as having Squint as a complication of that condition:

Achondroplasia

Squint as a symptom:

Conditions listing Squint as a symptom may also be potential underlying causes of Squint. Our database lists the following as having Squint as a symptom of that condition:

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