At what age should a baby’s crossed eyes be corrected?

Speaking of cross-eyes, it is actually what people commonly call crossed eyes. This eye disease makes people look very strange. In a word, both eyeballs are tilted towards the side of the nose bridge. If you find that your child has such a condition, parents must take the child to the hospital for examination in time to see if it can be corrected. So, what is the best formal method to correct children's cross-eyes?

In fact, most of the time when babies cross their eyes it is physiological. Compared with adults, the nose bridge of a newborn baby looks much flatter. This is because the nasal bone has not yet fully developed, which makes the skin between the eyes look much wider, covering most or all of the inner white part of the inner side of the eyeballs. So the baby looks "cross-eyed", also known as pseudoesotropia, which is a type of false cross-eyes.

If there is no improvement after 6 months, see a doctor immediately. However, this does not mean that if the baby still has cross-eyes after 6 months, it is definitely true cross-eyes. Further examination by an ophthalmologist is needed for diagnosis.

How to correct baby's crossed eyes

Although most babies' cross-eyes are physiological, there are a few babies who really cross-eyes, and this is also closely related to the child's care. For example, if a child is allowed to stare at one place for a long time, it may cause cross-eyes. Therefore, we need to take some measures to avoid and improve the baby's eye contact.

1. Hang toys at multiple angles. Do not hang toys at a fixed point on the crib. Change the position frequently. The brightly colored decorations in the baby's room should also be changed frequently to prevent the child from always staring at one place.

2. Change the sleeping position frequently. Let the baby always sleep on one side. The mother should often help the baby change position, sometimes to the left and sometimes to the right. This can change the direction of light projection frequently, and can make the baby's eyes turn to more than one side, thus avoiding strabismus.

In many cases, the baby's cross-eyes are related to the parents. Therefore, in order to prevent the baby from having cross-eyes, the mother must be more attentive when taking care of the baby. It is also helpful to correct cross-eyes by holding your baby and taking him for a walk outdoors appropriately. At the same time, parents should not always keep their babies in a fixed place. Giving their babies more fresh feelings is also good for their vision.