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Olympian Stephen Nedoroscik, aka “The Pommel Horse guy,” is living with two eye conditions, strabismus and coloboma. Strabismus, or crossed eyes, occurs when the eyes point in different ...
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 ...
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.
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 ...
Stephen Nedoroscik — Team USA's pommel horse hero at the 2024 Paris Olympics — is revealing what he was actually doing during the viral video of the athlete waiting for his turn during the men ...
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 ...
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.