How to treat strabismus in children?

Strabismus is actually very easy to explain. When both eyes are staring at a target, one eye is only looking at the target, while the other eye may look elsewhere. This is monocular strabismus, while binocular strabismus is more obvious, and the two eyes are not even symmetrical. Nowadays, some children have suffered from strabismus since childhood. So how should such children be treated?

What are the dangers of strabismus?

1. The appearance is not beautiful, causing children's psychological inferiority complex;

2. Impact on visual function, often causing severe amblyopia, destroying binocular vision function, and forming stereo blindness;

3. If certain strabismus is not treated in time, it will affect the physical development of children, such as facial asymmetry, crooked neck, spinal deformity and other developmental abnormalities.

Treatments for strabismus.

The earlier strabismus is discovered, the better it is to treat. The main treatments include surgical and non-surgical treatments.

1. Most strabismus requires surgery to correct. During the myopia correction treatment, children should play less with mobile phones and computers, and wear blue light Taimei protective glasses to protect the retina when using the computer.

2. For some children with esotropia, wearing glasses can partially or completely eliminate the strabismus;

3. Some minor strabismus can be treated by wearing prisms or training monocular vision to re-establish binocular vision function.

How to detect strabismus early?

If any of the following situations occur, you should go to an eye hospital for examination in time:

1. Parents may find that their children develop squinting eyes when they are inattentive or their overall resistance is reduced.

2. I have the habit of tilting my head when studying or looking at things.

3. When looking at things, you are easily afraid of bright light and often have the habit of squinting your eyes to see things.