What should I do if my child crosses his eyes?

When many children look at things, their eyes always come together to form a focus. This symptom is a common cross-eye. As parents, we need to pay attention to the physical condition of the baby and give appropriate conditioning. Try not to let the child watch TV or play with mobile phones at close range for a long time. These are all ways to prevent cross-eye.

Causes of eye contact in children

There are six small muscles in the human eye, which control the movement of the eyeball. Children's cross-eyes are caused by two of the six small muscles being in a state of tension for a long time, which leads to unbalanced strength development.

In the first few months after birth, some of the muscles that regulate eye movement are not fully developed, and the ability of both eyes to coordinate movements is poor. Infants like to use deep and unblinking gaze to observe the surrounding things or communicate with their parents and relatives. In addition, the baby's nasal bones have not developed during infancy and the distance between the two eyes is relatively close, so visually it seems that the baby's eyes are "cross-eyed". In fact, for most babies, this is a temporary normal physiological phenomenon, and usually after a few months the baby's ability to focus eyes together will develop well.

How do children get cross-eyed?

Cross-eyed people are to blame for toys

If you place children's toys or bright objects close to your baby, or let your baby often stay in the same position, it may cause your child to cross his eyes. Therefore, parents should pay attention to the following four points when taking care of their babies in daily life:

1. After 2 months, the baby's vision improves and he can pay attention to people and objects around him. At this time, if the baby sleeps in a cradle, do not place toys or objects in the air near the cradle, especially do not place anything within 1.5 meters.

2. If you place toys or objects, make sure they are 1.5 meters away. But do not place just one. Place several at a distance so that the baby can move his eyes and look at the toys or objects in turn.

3. The baby should not sleep in the cradle for too long. The baby should be picked up and turned around from time to time so that the baby can see everything around him, which will make him curious and increase the frequency of eye movement.

4. The baby’s sleeping position must be correct and must not sleep on one side for a long time.

The above article explains in detail how children's cross-eyes are formed. I hope that all parents have a correct understanding.