What to do if your one-year-old baby crosses his eyes

Cross-eyes is a symptom of the two eyes being unable to move autonomously. Some parents find that their babies have cross-eyes. What should they do if their one-year-old baby has cross-eyes? If the baby is still young, the cross-eyes phenomenon can be adjusted through treatment, such as acupuncture, corrective surgery, etc. The following is a brief introduction for parents on how to treat baby’s eye problems and how to care for the baby’s glasses in daily life.

1. What to do if your baby is 1 year and 3 months old and has crossed eyes?

1. Cross-eyes is also called esotropia, and acupuncture is the main treatment method.

2. In recent years, good experience has been gained in the treatment of tapping with plum blossom needles according to syndrome differentiation. In addition, electroacupuncture, head acupuncture, acupoint plastering, acupoint injection, magnetic electrotherapy and traditional walnut shell moxibustion all have certain therapeutic effects.

3. When treating strabismus in children, the first thing to do is to dilate the pupil for eye examination, and then wear glasses to correct the refractive error and improve vision.

4. If amblyopia occurs, amblyopia treatment should be performed, including routine patching therapy of the healthy eye to promote the development of vision in the strabismic eye, thereby improving stereoscopic perception, and then surgically correcting the strabismus as appropriate.

5. Pay attention to care and take your children to outdoor activities more often, such as sunbathing. Check again after the child is three years old. If the condition is still the same, the child needs to be given glasses for corrective treatment. For some children, the condition is mild and they will recover slowly.

2. How to care for your baby's eyes

1. If parents are not sure that the baby's eyes are infected based on scientific and normal theories, they should not use antibiotic eye drops or eye ointments for their children.

2. The symptoms of eye infection are that the child's eye secretions are yellow-green and the conjunctiva is red.

3. If the baby's eyes are not actually infected but antibiotics are used, antibiotic-resistant bacterial infection may occur in the baby's eyes. This is likely to lead to chronic conjunctivitis that is difficult to cure, resulting in worse consequences.

4. Pay attention to eye hygiene. Pay attention to your baby’s eye hygiene to prevent infectious diseases.

Mom and dad don't need to worry too much about the problem of crossed eyes of the baby at 1 year and 3 months old, as it will gradually get better as the baby grows up. However, mom and dad should not forget to take care of their baby’s eyes. If your baby's eyes are not infected, do not use eye drops indiscriminately. You can show your baby more green plants on a regular basis, which is good for your baby's eye health.