All You Need To Know About Squint - Arohi Eye Hospital

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All You Need To Know About Squint
Arohi Eye Hospital
Squint, more commonly known as the misalignment
of the eyes to the layman, is one of the most
common eye disorders seen across the globe. It
affects the coordination between both the eyes,
which is necessary for achieving clear binocular
vision. There are six muscles in each eye that
maintains such coordination, by having both our
eyes looking at the same object together, making
our eyes centered. But, in squint, one or more
of these muscles dont work as required, thus
having both eyes looking in different
directions. either both the eyes could be
disoriented from the center, or one may look
straight, while the other may look elsewhere.

• Types of squint
• Depending upon the direction of the eyeballs,
  there are different kinds of squints.
• Exotropia This is the kind of squint wherein
  one eye is centrally focused, while the other
  deviates outwards.

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• Esotropia This is the kind of squint wherein
  one eye is centrally focused, while the other
  deviates inwards.
• Hypertropia This is the kind of squint wherein
  one eye is centrally focused, while the other
  deviates upwards.
• Hypotropia This is the kind of squint wherein
  one eye is centrally focused, while the other
  deviates downwards.
• What causes squint?
• Some children are born with squint.
• Trauma to the nerves or muscles of the eye or
  brain leads to squint.
• Decreased vision is a common condition that
  causes squint.
• Tumour in the eyes or brain may also cause
  squint.
• Decreased vision due to cataracts can cause
  squint.
• How does squint bring disturbed vision?
• With both the eyes focusing on a single object at
  the same time, both the eyes perceive the same
  image. But, in the case of squint, both eyes
  looking in different directions, they both
  perceive different images and these different
  images are further sent to the brain to be
  perceived. Once this is done, it may lead to any
  of the following conditions.
• Double vision When the vision in the deviated
  eye appears blurred
• Visual confusion When the different images
  perceived by both the eyes merge into one

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• How can squint be treated?
• Patching The good eye is patched everyday for a
  few hours, so that your brain if forced to use
  the affected eye, thus strengthening it in the
  process.
• Vision correction glasses Glasses may be
  prescribed to treat the refractive error, and
  strengthen the vision of the weak eye.
• Surgery This is the last retort to treating
  squint, when nothing else seems to work, or when
  the condition is worse than normal. Surgery
  aligns the eye muscles to straighten the eyes.
• Where to get the right treatment?
• You need to make sure that you are getting your
  eyes treated only by experts. You dont want to
  risk your eyes at any cost! Thus, you need the
  best squint specialist in Mumbai, one like Arohi
  Eye Hospital, where a gold medal squint
  specialist is available to help treat any kind
  of squint, with the most successful outcomes.
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