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What Treatment Is Suggested For Squint In Eye?

hello doctor. my daughter is six and a half months old. last time when we took her to the doctor for a regular check up.. the doctor directed our attention to her squint. its very slight i guess so we just never noticed it. I still dont feel it. what shud b done?? exposing a child as small as she is to the laptop screen and the flash coming from the cameras.. is tht fine???
Wed, 23 Jul 2014
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Some extent of inward deviation of eyes is very common in infants. The reason being the eye muscle moving eye inwards are comparatively stronger than muscle moving outwards. This imbalance will eventually resolve with age and complete development of vision.

However all infants with squinting should be thoroughly evaluated for vision and estimation of power, also other abnormalities in eyes. The power of eyes should be corrected to prevent squinting and lazy eye.

If power is normal and no other abnormalities detected, you needn't have to worry much as it will resolve with age.

Occasional exposure to screen or flash is ok. Do not encourage children to sit in front of screen for long in any age children.

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What Treatment Is Suggested For Squint In Eye?

Some extent of inward deviation of eyes is very common in infants. The reason being the eye muscle moving eye inwards are comparatively stronger than muscle moving outwards. This imbalance will eventually resolve with age and complete development of vision. However all infants with squinting should be thoroughly evaluated for vision and estimation of power, also other abnormalities in eyes. The power of eyes should be corrected to prevent squinting and lazy eye. If power is normal and no other abnormalities detected, you needn t have to worry much as it will resolve with age. Occasional exposure to screen or flash is ok. Do not encourage children to sit in front of screen for long in any age children. Regards