SYMPTOMS

It is usually present in childhood but may develop in adults as well. The squint may be constant or intermittent. Some children may close one eye in bright sun light or acquire abnormal head posture. Vision in both eyes may be normal or may be less in squinting eye due to amblyopia (lazy eye).There is loss of binocular vision and stereopsis (depth perception).

OPHTHALMOLOGIST’S EXAMINATION INCLUDES

• Assessment of strabismus
• Refraction (spectacle correction)
• Ocular movement testing
• Assessment of Binocular vision

Treatment
Aims at restoring good vision in each eye, alignment of both eyes and binocular single vision. It may be in the form of

• Spectacle correction
• Occlusion therapy for amblyopia (lazy eye)
• Muscle exercises
• Surgical correction