Participants
The aims of the study were explained to each participant. The study was conducted on parents of strabismus children (<14 years of age) in the in-patient department of ** Hospital, who were ready for strabismic surgeries on the next day. Physical and mental conditions that interfered with the participants’ ability to respond to the scales were among the exclusion criteria.
Data were collected on demographic characteristics,clinical data, and psychosocial measures. The clinical data include the type of strabismus, prior ocular history, the size and direction of the deviation, binocular visual function, and previous history of strabismus surgery. Prism cover test, and an alternative cover test were used to determine deviation and angle of strabismus.
All processes were carried out in accordance with the applicable norms and legislation. Ethics approval for this research was granted by the Medical Ethics Committee of ** Hospital(#2022050). Consent from participants was collected and all subjects provided consent to share their information for research purposes.