Unfortunately by this time it is often “too late” for the patching to work. Vision is developing at its fastest rate in the early years of life.

Squinting eye can become ‘lazy’ and result in reduced vision. Patching the ‘good’ eye will make the lazy eye work harder, which improves vision. Patching does not treat the squint, although the unpatched eye will appear to be straight while the patch is worn when the patch is removed the squint returns to the pre-patching […]

In children who have the potential to develop stereopsis, their 3D vision will be better if they have good vision in both eyes. Perhaps the most important reason for treating amblyopia is to ensure that the vision is good enough in the amblyopic eye to enable the person to drive a car, work and live […]

Squints (strabismus): When a child develops a squint their brain is able to ‘turn off’ the image from one eye, preventing them from experiencing double vision. This process is known as suppression. As a consequence of suppressing the image from one eye the connections between this eye and the brain do not develop in the […]

Amblyopia is the medical term for a “lazy eye”. The reduced vision in an amblyopic eye occurs even though there is no structural abnormality of the eye. Amblyopia is responsible for more visual loss in childhood than all the other causes of visual loss combined.

Treatment of squint generally requires eye muscle surgery. However, some patients may need glasses, prisms, medications, or may be best left untreated. Your ophthalmologist will decide whether u require a surgery or not.

No, yoga or general body exercise will not correct squint .there are special eye exercise offered by orthoptics clinic to relieve eye strain, headache symptoms and treat squint to certain extent.

If the child has developed squint due to refractive error. Wearing glasses may correct squint. This clear vision is very to prevent amblyopia, and maintaining the alignment of eyes after they have been aligned by surgery

Glasses – Patching/occlusion therapy – Penalisation ( which induces dilation of pupil relieves ciliary muscle spasm) – Surgery

In a child, the treatment of squint should be started as soon as possible to prevent amblyopia. The younger the age at which amblyopia is treated; the better is the chance of recovery of vision. A delay in treatment may decrease the chances of getting a good alignment of the eyes and the vision.