All you need to know about squint eyes - Lasikindia

Squints are more common in children– approximately 1 in 20 children suffer from this. It usually develops before a child becomes 5 years of age, but can appear in adulthood as well.

Note: It is not necessary that all squint patients experience misalignment throughout the day—many a times patients suffer from squint conditions for certain parts of the day and have normal eyesight for the remaining part of the day.

Acquired squint is caused when the eye tries to overcome certain vision problems like refractive errors, mainly

  • Myopia (short-sightedness)
  • Hyperopia (far-sightedness)
  • Astigmatism (blurred vision)

Congenital squint is caused due to

  • Weakened eye muscles or abnormal eye nerve impulses to the eye, or
  • Hereditary causes

In rare cases, other causes that may also result in squinted eyes are

  • Childhood illnesses, for instance, viral infections such as measles
  • Certain genetic conditions such as Noonan’s or Down’s syndrome
  • Hydrocephalus, which is caused by a build-up of fluid in the brain
  • Other eye problems, such as abnormal development of the muscles that move the eye, a problem with the retina (the layer of light-sensitive nerve cells at the back of the eye)
  • Pathology inside the eye, such as cataract, corneal scars, glaucoma, tumours of the eye, etc.
  • Retinoblastoma, a rare kind of eye cancer

There are greater chances of being affected with squint if

  • There is a family history of squints, lazy eye (amblyopia) or needing glasses
  • Having a condition that affects the nervous system, such as cerebral palsy
  • Being born early (prematurely) or with a low birth weight

Know this: The eyes of new-borns are rarely aligned 3 to 4 weeks after birth. It is only after a month that you should be concerned if your child’s eyes are still misaligned. In such scenarios, get him/her checked by an ophthalmologist instantly.

The most obvious symptom of squint is the eyes looking in different directions. Apart from this, other symptoms include:

  • Instantly closing the squinted eye when exposed to bright sunlight
  • Faulty depth perception
  • Tilting the head in a certain direction when trying to focus on an object in order to use both eyes
  • Experiencing double vision or confusion

When left untreated for a long time, squints may result in lazy eye (amblyopia)— a condition where the brain begins to ignore signals coming from the eye with the squint.

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