The squint is diagnosed by the ophthalmologist by special tests performed in squint clinic to confirm the presence of squint, and find out the type of squint. In some cases there may be a false appearance of squint due to broad nasal bridge in a child. This is called as false squint.

In a child, the parents may notice the deviation of eyes.Adults may notice double vision, or misalignment of the eyes. Esotropias: An esotropia is the medical name for a convergent squint where one eye turns in towards the nose. Exotropias: An exotropia is the medical name for a divergent squint where the one eye turns […]

The exact cause of squint is not known. Six muscles control the movement of each eye. Each of these muscle acts along with its fellow in the other eye to keep both the eyes aligned properly. A loss of coordination between the muscles of the two eyes leads to misalignment Refractive error -hypermetropia (far sightedness) […]

Squint is a mis-alignment of the two eyes where in two eyes are not looking in the same direction. This misalignment may be constant, being present throughout the day, or it may appear sometimes and the rest of the time the eyes may be straight called as intermittent squint