What should I do if my child has squint eyes? These are the treatment measures!

If parents find that their child has strabismus, they must pay attention to it, because strabismus is very harmful. For example, it will affect the child's appearance, and the child will look somewhat uncoordinated. In addition, it will also seriously affect the child's vision. Many children with strabismus have obvious amblyopia. Fortunately, the child is still in the stage of physical development, so there is still time to treat it.

First, treatment methods

Methods for correcting strabismus in children 1. Methods for treating 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.

Second, surgery time

Generally speaking, if children develop esotropia after 6 months of age, they must not undergo surgery immediately and must first undergo mydriasis refraction testing. If you have hyperopia, wear corrective glasses of sufficient power for 3 to 6 months first. If the esotropia is completely corrected, there is no need for surgery and you can be cured by continuing to wear glasses. If the esotropia is only alleviated after wearing glasses for more than 6 months and residual strabismus still exists, surgical treatment should be performed. If the strabismus does not change after wearing glasses, surgery should be performed as soon as possible. If congenital esotropia is discovered after birth or within 6 months, surgery should be performed at 1 to 2 years old, before the development of binocular single vision function. Monocular esotropia can be treated with patch therapy first to induce it to become alternating strabismus, and then surgery can be performed, which is more beneficial to restoring binocular single vision function. If covering for more than half a year is still ineffective, surgical treatment can also be used.

In principle, children with strabismus and amblyopia should be treated for amblyopia first and then for strabismus. Only when vision is improved can the effect of surgery be consolidated. However, for strabismus with a large degree, it must be corrected first, otherwise the strabismus eye cannot focus well and the amblyopic eye cannot be treated well. For esotropia or exotropia caused by intraocular diseases and whose vision cannot be restored, surgery should be performed after the age of 12.

Third, postoperative attention

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 to 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.