Strabismus, also known as crossed-eyes or squint eyes, refer to eyes that are out of alignment. The misalignment may be inward (convergent squint) or outward (divergent squint). One eye can he higher than the other. Strabismus may lead to double vision (diplopia), which forces the brain to suppress the weaker eye causing a person to have amblyopia, or lazy eye.
Squints can be constant, present all the time, or they can be intermittent and occur in certain situations, like when the child is reading, tired or when he/she is looking in the distance. They can results in:
Some children, especially Asians appear to have squints due to skin folds covering the inner corners of the eye (pseudo-squints). These require no treatment.
Treatment depends on the timing, type and severity of the squint. In children, squints are treated to improve their eyesight and binocular vision. Treatments for childhood squint include:
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