There are different types of eye problems and some of them are extremely common yet people often fail to recognize them at the initial stage. Squint or strabismus are such diseases. However, people may gets confused between these two types of diseases.
What is Strabismus / Squint?
In simple words strabismus / squint is the misalignment of eyes. Our eyes are synchronized in such a way that they can point to the frontwards and give you a clearer vision. However, due to squint the eye muscle gets affected and the alignment hampers. In squint, both eyes point in different directions.
Strabismus is a misalignment of eyes. Here, eyes can be pointed:
- Upwards which is called hypertropia
- Downwards which is called hypotropia
- Inwards which is called esotropia and
- Outwards which is called exotropia
Difference Between Squint and Other Eye Misalignment Problems
However, there is another disease called lazy eye or amblyopia which is quite different from squint or strabismus. These are:
Squint is genetic while amblyopia happens because of different eye ailments, and refractive errors.
Symptoms of squint depend on the severity and type of strabismus. On the other hand, amblyopia does not have any specific symptoms and can be diagnosed through proper check-ups.
Squint has different treatment options while amblyopia treatment is dependent on the eye disease that causes amblyopia.
What are the Treatment Options for Squint or Strabismus?
Treatment options for squint or strabismus include:
- Wearing glasses for squint caused by long-sightedness or hypermetropia
- Botox or botulinum toxin injection on the eye surface. It helps to rectify misaligned eye muscles.
- Vision therapy to improve the coordination between the brain and eye
Conclusion
Thus, hope you have got a brief idea of misaligned eye problems and treatment. Hence, squint or strabismus is generally seen among children and can be treated if taken care of properly at the initial stage. Also, the patient needs to be under proper monitoring for a few days to ensure that the disease has been cured entirely.