What causes cross-eyes in children?

Children's crossed eyes are what we usually call cross-eyed. In fact, many parents will find this in their daily lives, so they will worry about it. This is also caused by the fact that the child's eyes are not fully developed after birth and the coordination ability of the two eyes is poor. This is a normal phenomenon, especially in infancy. As the baby grows, this false eye will disappear.

1. The baby's crossed eyes are actually what we often call cross-eyed in daily life. This needs to be analyzed based on the baby's age and situation. Because the baby's eyes are not fully developed in the first few months after birth, the coordination ability of the two eyes is relatively poor, and the baby's eye-adjusting muscles are still in the development stage, which leads to the imperfect binocular coordination movement ability.

2. In the first few months after the baby is born, he will stare at things intently, and sometimes even have very deep eyes to observe the surrounding things, or look at the people around him, and communicate with his parents, so people may be misled into thinking that he has crossed eyes.

3. In addition to the underdeveloped eye-adjusting muscles, the baby's nasal bones are actually underdeveloped. They are not developed during infancy, and our eyes are relatively close. In this way, when parents look their baby in the eye, they always feel that the baby is cross-eyed. In fact, most babies will have such a condition, which is a normal temporary physiological phenomenon. Such a situation will generally disappear slowly as the baby grows older, and the baby's binocular focusing ability will gradually develop and become good.

4. Although this situation is a temporary normal physiological phenomenon of the baby, it should also attract the attention of parents. If it is not paid attention to and taken seriously, and if the baby is not taken good care of during this period, it may cause or induce the baby's cross-eyes or strabismus.

5. For example: the baby looks at the light from one side, then you should pay attention to changing the baby's position frequently; or there are too many toys in the baby's crib and they are too messy and too close, then the baby's eyes will often be fixed on nearby objects, and there are also a series of other small problems in life. Therefore, it is very important to change the baby's sleeping position so that the light projection can be changed frequently and the baby's eyes will not always look at only one side.

6. Generally, babies' pseudo-cross-eyes do not require treatment. As they grow older and their facial nasal bones develop, the feeling of cross-eyes will disappear. But some babies do have cross-eyes, which is the so-called true "cross-eyes". In this case, treatment must be carried out, and the sooner the better, and it should not be delayed. If the child is treated at an older age, it will have a certain impact on his or her ability to do some delicate work, and it will also cause cosmetic problems, so parents must pay attention.