What is a Squint and how to treat it
- 5 years ago
What is Squint (strabismus)?
Very simply put, squint is an eye condition wherein both the eyes point in different directions. While one eye focuses on a particular object, the other eye focuses away from it—either downwards or upwards. Sometimes it may even focus away and come back, and sometimes it keeps moving back & forth between the object and the surroundings. Such misalignment of the eyes is referred to as squint or strabismus.
Vision problems
Sometimes a child cannot see objects that are far away (near-sightedness) or objects that are close up (far-sightedness). A child can even be so far-sighted that both near and distant objects are blurred.
If the front of the child’s eye (cornea) is irregularly curved (astigmatism), objects look blurry at all distances. However, these common childhood vision problems can almost always be corrected with glasses or contact lenses. In some cases, vision problems can lead to amblyopia if not corrected.
Very simply put, squint is an eye condition wherein both the eyes point in different directions. While one eye focuses on a particular object, the other eye focuses away from it—either downwards or upwards. Sometimes it may even focus away and come back, and sometimes it keeps moving back & forth between the object and the surroundings. Such misalignment of the eyes is referred to as squint or strabismus.
Vision problems
Sometimes a child cannot see objects that are far away (near-sightedness) or objects that are close up (far-sightedness). A child can even be so far-sighted that both near and distant objects are blurred.
If the front of the child’s eye (cornea) is irregularly curved (astigmatism), objects look blurry at all distances. However, these common childhood vision problems can almost always be corrected with glasses or contact lenses. In some cases, vision problems can lead to amblyopia if not corrected.