Crossed Eyes 2022-05-24T04:40:07-05:00

Crossed eyes, or strabismus, is a condition in which the eyes do not align

It is important to detect this condition early in both children and adults to prevent visual impairment and diagnose underlying disorders
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Crossed eyes, or strabismus, is a condition in which the eyes do not align

IT IS IMPORTANT TO DETECT THIS CONDITION EARLY IN BOTH CHILDREN AND ADULTS TO PREVENT VISUAL IMPAIRMENT AND DIAGNOSE UNDERLYING DISORDERS

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Crossed eyes can impair vision and damage self-esteem

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Crossed eyes incidence / prevalence

Strabismus is a condition sometimes known as “crossed-eyes” in which the eyes are misaligned with each other. One or both eyes may be turned inward, outward, down or up.

Strabismus is much more prevalent in children, especially those under the age of 6.

Strabismus can also occur in adults but often is the result of an underlying medical condition.

In young children with strabismus, to prevent double vision, the brain may ignore the image from one eye. If left untreated, the ignored eye may develop amblyopia, also called lazy eye, which causes visual impairment in one eye.

Typically by the age of 8, amblyopia becomes permanent, and the eye can never regain the ability to see perfectly. It is important to have your child see an ophthalmologist right away if you notice one or both eyes turning.

We can diagnose strabismus during a pediatric eye exam by checking ocular alignment using various fixation tests to look for and measure any misalignments.

If a child has amblyopia from strabismus, we patch the better-seeing eye until the poorer seeing eye regains visual acuity. We can also perform surgery to realign the eyes. For some children with certain forms of strabismus, special glasses can be worn, which stop their eyes from turning inward.

My child is refusing to wear a patch, are there any alternatives?

Patching is the best method to regain vision in the poorer seeing eye quickly. If patching is difficult, we may prescribe a dilating drop for the better-seeing eye so that the poorer seeing eye is used.

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