What should I do if my child has crossed eyes?

It is said that the eyes are the windows to the soul, but in recent years, it seems that more and more people are experiencing eye problems, mainly myopia or astigmatism. Therefore, if you want to have a pair of bright eyes, you must take care of your eyes on a daily basis, but many people do not understand this. So, how should we correctly treat children with esotropia?

Treatment

Methods for correcting strabismus in children 1. Treatments for strabismus in children include wearing glasses and surgical correction. If a child with esotropia also has moderate to high hyperopia, and wearing fully corrected hyperopia glasses can completely correct the esotropia, then such esotropia must be treated by wearing glasses; if the refractive examination shows no degree and wearing glasses cannot improve the strabismus, then it must be corrected through surgery.

Methods for correcting strabismus in children 2. When parents discover that their children have strabismus, they mistakenly believe that strabismus only affects the child's appearance, does not affect the child's eating, sleeping, playing, and going to school, and is not a disease, and that it will naturally get better when the child grows up; others believe that children with strabismus do not need to be treated early or wear glasses for treatment, and that they can undergo surgery to correct it when they grow up. These perceptions are incorrect. The purpose of strabismus treatment is not just to solve the problem of appearance, but more importantly, functional treatment, which includes the treatment of amblyopia and restoration of binocular vision, elimination of diplopia and compensation of head position, etc., which is of inestimable significance to the normal and healthy physiological and psychological growth and development of children. When you find that your child has strabismus, take him to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment as soon as possible. First of all, a comprehensive eye examination should be carried out, because some eye diseases may cause strabismus.

Postoperative precautions

1. Apply ice packs within 48 hours after surgery to relieve pain and bleeding. Antibiotics are taken orally or intramuscularly on the day after surgery, and the dressing is changed on the second day after outpatient surgery. After the dressing change, antibiotic eye drops and eye ointment are applied locally. The sutures were removed 7 days after surgery, and topical medication was continued until 3-4 weeks after surgery.

2. Generally, use Diabeto eye drops and Beifushu eye drops on the operated eye during the day, 4-6 times a day; use Diclo eye ointment before going to bed at night. Note that Beifushu eye drops need to be refrigerated. There should be a 10-15 minute interval between the two eye drops. Wash your hands before applying the eye drops.

3. Wash your face, hair and take a bath after the operation to avoid water getting into your eyes and prevent postoperative infection.

4. Try to reduce eye movements and do not rub your eyes within 2 weeks after surgery.

5. Avoid spicy food for one month after the operation.

6. Avoid eye fatigue and take adequate rest.

7. After the operation, you may experience discomfort such as eye soreness, difficulty in eye movement, and foreign body sensation in the eye. Some people may feel varying degrees of eye pain or difficulty falling asleep. The above phenomena are normal reactions after surgery. The severity and duration vary from person to person. Generally, they can be relieved in 2-5 days, so there is no need to worry too much.

8. If you experience double vision or severe eye pain or other special circumstances, please inform your doctor immediately and follow the doctor's instructions for training.