Crossing the line? Doctors say Disney movies fuel strabismus stigma

Cross-eyed characters in children’s animations have become stereotyped as stupid or scary, they have found.
Ed the hyena from Disney’s 1994 film The Lion King.

Hollywood needs to take a long, hard look at its portrayal of characters with strabismus, researchers say.

A US paediatric ophthalmologist says animated movies are likely exacerbating the social stigma already felt by youngsters with the condition.