Strabismus – Squint
Strabismus (squint) is a very visible and serious complaint that affects around two million people, mostly children. For stereoscopic vision, our eyes must look in the same direction. If, however, one of the eyes has a deviant position, it “looks past” the fixated object and irritating double images are created in the brain. Children’s brains suppress these double images by simply ignoring the information from the squinting eye. The eye is more or less “not used” with the result that it cannot develop properly.
It is, therefore, very important to treat Strabismus at the earliest possible time. For this reason, children should be examined by an eye doctor in their first year.
