Squint Treatment for Children And Adults

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Squint Treatment for Children Adults

• Manipal hospital

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• Squint is a condition in which there is a
  misalignment of the eyes. In other words the eyes
  do not look in the same direction.
• Both the eyes may not focus on the object one is
  looking at. One eye maybe looking to focus on the
  object while the other eye is turned inwards,
  outward, downwards or upwards. The movement of
  the eyes is controlled by the muscles in the eye.
• If any one muscle is stronger then the eye will
  be turned in the direction of that muscle. The
  treatment for squint generally involves weakening
  the stronger muscle and strengthening the weaker
  muscle through a surgery.

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Squint treatment in Children

• Researches say that 4 of children are affected
  with squint. While mild cases of squint in
  children are managed with spectacles, severe
  cases of squint may require some other treatment.
• The cure involves a combination of treatments and
  regular examinations at the concerned doctor.
  Some of the common ways to treat squint in
  children are -

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• Glasses
• Sometimes wearing glasses result in the squint
  becoming less noticeable or it may disappear
  completely. This type of squint is known as
  accomodative squint and it can be cured by
  wearing glasses.
• Exercise
• Some exercises may be prescribed which help in
  strengthening the ability of the eyes to work
  together. It is particularly helpful in case of
  older children.
• Occlusion therapy
• The weaker eye of the child is covered with a
  patch.
• This makes the child use the weaker eye to see
  which helps to build up the pathway between the
  eye and the brain.
• Sometimes eye drops are also used as an
  alternative to patch which blurs the vision in
  the eye.

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Squint Treatment in Adults

• Most adults who have squint have had this
  condition since childhood. Squint in adults can
  be treated in the following ways -
• Surgery
• In a few cases the child may require a surgery to
  straighten the squint. Surgery is needed if the
  squint is very pronounced and is not cured by
  wearing glasses.
• Eye exercises
• They are helpful for treating squints in adults
  in which they eyes have a difficulty in aligning
  themselves for close work such as reading or
  writing.
• Close work requires both the eyes to focus inward
  on objects like books, thread or a needle. Some
  eye exercises can help to retrain the eyes to
  focus inward together

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Prism eye glasses

• Glasses with prisms can help to correct mild
  double vision associated with squints in adults.
  It is a clear, wedge- shaped lens that bends, or
  refracts light rays.
• The prism eye glasses realign the images so that
  the eyes can see only one image.
• Eye Muscle Surgery
• The eye specialist surgically loosen, tighten or
  reposition selected eye muscles to re balance the
  eyes so that they can work together. It is the
  most common treatment for squints in adults.