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Detailed ophthalmological examinations including deviation angle were performed. Preoperative measurements and surgeries were carried out by one strabismus expert. Postoperative deviation of \u226410 prism diopters (PD) was considered successful. Results: In total, 64 subjects were included in this study (29 female, 35 male), and 42 had a VP shunt (shunt+), while 22 were shunt\u2212. The mean age of participants was 8.5 \u00b1 4.6 years, and 50% (n = 32) of them had strabismus (22 esotropia, 10 exotropia). Both groups had similar refractive error and visual acuities (p &gt; 0.05). Amblyopia rates were 21% (9\/42) vs. 23% (5\/22) in the shunt+ and shunt\u2212 groups. In 40% of shunt+ patients (17\/42) there was strabismus, compared to 68% of shunt\u2212 patients (15\/22). Among 22 patients with esotropia, 12 underwent strabismus surgery. Surgical success was achieved in nine patients (75%). In exotropic patients only one had surgery and it was successful. The operation rate in the strabismus group was 41% (13\/32). Others mostly did not have surgery due to systemic comorbidities. Patients with strabismus had approximately 3.7 times higher odds of having epilepsy or spina bifida compared to those without strabismus (p = 0.049; OR = 3.69; 95% CI: 1.13\u201312.11). Conclusions: These findings suggest that children with hydrocephalus may benefit from regular pediatric ophthalmologic follow-up to detect strabismus, amblyopia, and refractive errors at an early stage. 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