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Nedoroscik has also posted on TikTok about having a condition called coloboma, which happens when part of the eye tissue is missing. This can affect one or both eyes and different parts of the eye ...
Stephen Nedoroscik prepares to perform his pommel horse routine at the Paris Olympics on July 27, 2024. Credit - Photo by Tim Clayton/Corbis—Getty Images O lympian Stephen Nedoroscik—a.k.a.
He has strabismus. Nedoroscik has crossed eyes — or strabismus, the medical term for the condition, he revealed on TikTok.. It happens when a problem affects eye muscles, causing the eyes to not ...
Nedoroscik’s other condition, coloboma, occurs when part of the tissue that makes up the eye is missing. This happens during pregnancy, when a baby’s eye does not fully develop normally.
Beyond clarity of vision, conditions such as these can affect depth perception, a crucial component to gymnastics and other Olympic sports, according to Dr. Rupa Wong, a pediatric ophthalmologist ...
Nedoroscik’s ability to alternate his focus from one eye to the other, Dr. Flanary added, is a perk that likely helped his vision develop normally in both eyes, rather than just one.
Stephen Nedoroscik already has his eye on the next Summer Olympics. The gymnast, 25, competed on Saturday, August 3, finishing third at the 2024 Paris Olympics in the men’s pommel horse final ...
Stephen Nedoroscik remembers how hard it was being a kid who couldn't toss a football with friends.. Diagnosed at birth with two eye conditions, the Team U.S.A. Olympic gymnast always had trouble ...