Squint SERVICES

Squint is a misalignment of the two eyes so that both the 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.

It is a common condition among children. It may also occur in adults.

Squint is Constant in few children or it may appear some time. Squint can be towards inside (esotropia), outside (exotropia), upward, downward. If squint is not treated in time, then that eye becomes lazy and vision is reduced.

The exact cause of squint is not really known. The movement of each eye is controlled by six muscles. Each of these muscle acts along with its counterpart 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. This misalignment may be the same in all directions of gaze, or in some conditions the misalignment may be more in one direction of gaze, e.g., in squint due to nerve palsy.

• One Eye or both eye is in different direction.
• Vision is less in one or both eyes.
• Children close one eye in bright sunlight.
• Few children move face or head in one specific direction to see the object.
• Double vision
• Adults may notice double vision, or misalignment of the eyes.

The squint is diagnosed by the ophthalmologist. He or she would do a few special tests to confirm the squint, to try and find out the cause and to quantify the amount of deviation. In some cases there may be a false appearance of squint due to broad nasal bridge in a child. An ophthalmologist will be able to differentiate between a true squint and false squint.

1) To use spectacles in some types of squint.

2) To patch normal eye for improve vision of lazy eye. (Amblyopia)WHICH IS also known as oclusion therapy.

3) Surgery of squint to make both eyes parallel.

4) The squint is treated by surgery of either one or both the eyes. The surgery involves weakening or strengthening of the relevant muscles to restore the balance and to get a good coordination. In some cases, with double vision, prisms may be added in the glasses to ease the symptoms.

1) Prism bar

2) Hess chart

3) Synaptophore