What to do if your three-year-old child has strabismus

Watching TV and playing with mobile phones for long periods of time, coupled with the lack of deliberate supervision by parents, will cause many children to develop symptoms of strabismus. Strabismus refers to the tilt of the eyes when looking at objects, and is similar to the symptoms of cross-eyes. It will also affect vision and cause problems, slowly leading to decreased vision, and it is necessary to choose appropriate treatment methods as soon as possible.

For various reasons, many children's eyes are unable to coordinate group movements.

The inability of both eyes to focus on the same object at the same time is called "strabismus", which is one of the most common eye diseases in children.

Squint eyes not only affect the appearance, but also affect the child's eyesight. Strabismus can be divided into exotropia and esotropia. Exotropia is commonly known as "squinting eyes", and esotropia is commonly known as "cross-eyed". Most cases of strabismus in children are esotropia. There are six muscles attached to the wall of the human eyeball. These muscles are controlled by nerves and work together to coordinate the movement of the eyeball and make it rotate in all directions. The eyeballs of infants are not fully developed and have a very short diameter. They lack the ability to look at objects with both eyes, which results in temporary strabismus. Some strabismus is congenital, while others are acquired. There is currently no way to prevent congenital strabismus, but acquired strabismus is mostly caused by improper parenting methods. Therefore, active preventive measures can help prevent children from developing strabismus.

Change your baby's sleeping position frequently. Changing your baby's sleeping position frequently, sometimes to the left and sometimes to the right, can change the direction of light projection frequently, so that the baby's eyes no longer often turn to one side, thus avoiding strabismus.

Toys should be hung at multiple angles. Colorful toys hung on the baby's crib should not be hung too close, but should be hung more than 40 cm, and should be hung in multiple directions to prevent the child from focusing on one point for a long time and developing strabismus.

Increase the frequency of baby's eye movement. Do not keep the baby in the cradle for too long. Parents should pick up the baby from time to time and walk around to make the child curious about the things around him, thereby increasing the frequency of eye movement, enhancing the coordination of eye muscles and nerves, and avoiding strabismus.

Strabismus should be treated early. Many parents have a wrong idea that strabismus only affects the child's appearance and will naturally get better as he grows up. This is actually wrong. Once parents discover that their children have strabismus, they should seek early diagnosis and treatment, otherwise it will leave their children with lifelong regrets. The visual development of an average person starts from 3 months after birth and lasts until 8 years old.