Can
you explain to us what is Squint ?
And what is the treatment.
When
you look at something both your eyes are looking together.
Therefore
this requires three or four assumptions for good vision.
One,
your eyes are aligned in same direction.
Two,
they have to move in conjunction.
Imagine
a chariot, that is your brain, the 2 horses are the eyes and the multiple 8-10 reins
are the muscles. The horses have to be of same strength, same speed and to turn
together on pull of reins.
Thirdly
your eyes have to be seeing clearly (means they have NO refractive errors).
Fourthly
your brain has to be able to mix all the images (messages) from both eyes and
show you one picture (with depth, 3 Dimension).
To
understand how 2 eyes are different and yet brain mixes and show you one
Picture, do this experiment.
Close
your left eye and look at a scene with right eye, now close right eye and look
at same scene with left eye. This is how 2 different pictures are then mixed by
the brain and you see a single picture.
Now,
when the 2 eyes are not aligned straight , in simple words it is known as Squint. (Your horses are not in
synchronicity)
The
commonest cause in children is Refractive
error, and hence the treatment is right correction, that is Glasses/ Spectacles. Therefore every child, should be seen by a
Kids Eye Doctor , at the latest by four years of age. Especially Kids with Squint
should be seen as early as possible..
There
are other causes of Squint too : Birth Trauma, Infection, Paralysis, Weakness
of Muscle, Weak eye, Lazy eye, etc etc.
Everything
can be treated. But how much treatment is necessary, when to treat, how to
treat, whether to delay is the decision of the Kids Eye Doctor.
The
next common treatment for Squint is Surgery.
Where the muscle is shortened, lengthened or position is changed. This sounds
easy, but is a delicate surgery, as you have to adjust the 8-10 reins of your
horses, so that the horses align perfectly.
Trust
your Kids Eye Doctor and ask as many
questions as need be.
The
other treatments of Squint are dependent on the specific cause.
What if we do not treat the Squint, as per the instructions of Kids Eye Doctor?
Then you stand to definitely have one of these, or more:
Permanent Squinting Eyes.
Weak Eyes.
Double Vision.
Impaired mobility for lifetime of the child.
Abnormal head posture, leading to it becoming permanent. .
