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.

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

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