Squint and Pediatric Ophthalmology
Squint and Pediatric Ophthalmology
When the patient is looking straight ahead, the other eye may turn either inwards, outwards, upwards or downwards.
2 . Due to some Refractive Errors [If the Child has a Spectacles] as the child may turn the affected eye inward in order to get a better focus.
3 . Associated Neurological Conditions [ Brain Disorders]
4 . Viral infections, such as Measles
- Double vision
- Eyes that do not align in the same direction
- Eye movement that is not coordinated
- Loss of vision or depth perception
- Crossed eyes
Glasses – if the child is found to hypermetropia (long-sightedness), they will be prescribed glasses which usually solve the squint.
Eye patch – this is worn over the good eye to get other eye, the one with the squint, to work better.
Orthoptic Exercises -The doctor may also prescribe eye drops, and get the patient to do specific eye exercises.
Surgey – surgery is only used when other treatments have not been effective.can restore binocular vision, as well as realign the eyes. The surgeon moves the muscle that connects to the eye to a new position – sometimes both eyes need to be operated on to get the right balance.
Your child may have some mild pain and swelling around the eye. But the pain and swelling should go away after a few days. Your child should be able to do most of their usual activities in a day or two.
Because the visual system is complex, involving much of the brain, repositioning the extraocular muscles cannot be expected to resolve all problems associated with strabismus.