Isha Netralaya | Best Eye Hospital in Mumbai & Pune | Eye Specialist
What Is Squint (Strabismus)?
Squint, medically known as strabismus, is a condition in which the eyes are not properly aligned and do not look in the same direction at the same time. One eye may look straight while the other eye turns inward, outward, upward, or downward.
Squint can be constant or intermittent and may affect one or both eyes. It can occur in children or adults and may lead to problems such as double vision, poor depth perception, lazy eye (amblyopia), and reduced visual development if not treated on time.
Early diagnosis and appropriate treatment are essential to ensure proper vision development, binocular coordination, and good cosmetic alignment.
Why Choose Isha Netralaya for Squint Treatment?
✔ Dedicated pediatric ophthalmology and squint specialists
✔ Fully equipped orthoptics and vision therapy department
✔ Advanced diagnostics for precise alignment measurement
✔ Adjustable suture squint surgery facilities
✔ Experience in managing complex congenital and paralytic squints
✔ Child-friendly clinical environment
✔ High success rates with squint correction
✔ Comprehensive management of lazy eye, refractive errors, and misalignment
✔ Excellent long-term follow-up care
Squint Diagnosis at Isha Netralaya
Our pediatric ophthalmology and squint specialists use comprehensive testing to evaluate eye alignment and vision.
Visual acuity testing of each eye
- Detailed refraction (spectacle power assessment)
- Eye alignment and cover–uncover tests
- Prism measurement tests
- Extraocular muscle movement assessment
- Lazy eye (amblyopia) evaluation
- Fundus examination
- Orthoptic examination
- Digital imaging and 3D eye alignment analysis
These diagnostic tools allow precise classification of squint and formulation of individualized treatment plans.
Squint Treatment Options at Isha Netralaya
Squint management is customized according to age, squint type, visual development, and patient needs.
Some squints, especially accommodative esotropia, are fully corrected with glasses alone.
Lazy eye treatment in children includes:
- Eye patching therapy
- Penalization using atropine eye drops
- Vision stimulation exercises
- Orthoptic therapy programs
Early treatment is critical to prevent permanent vision loss.
Exercises to improve binocular vision include:
- Fusion training
- Convergence exercises
- Binocular coordination drills
- 3D depth perception therapy
This therapy is effective for intermittent squints and convergence insufficiency.
Special prism lenses help relieve double vision in selected adult cases due to nerve palsy or trauma.
Botulinum therapy is used selectively to temporarily weaken overactive muscles or as an adjunct to surgery in specific squint types.
Surgery is performed to adjust eye muscle tension and restore proper eye alignment.
Squint Surgery Highlights at Isha Netralaya
- Safe day-care procedure
- Performed by experienced pediatric and adult squint surgeons
- Adjustable suture techniques for better postoperative alignment
- Computer-guided pre-surgical measurements
- Suitable for children and adults
- Improves both appearance and binocular vision
When Should Your Child Be Checked for Squint?
Seek early pediatric eye evaluation if your child has any visible eye deviation, developed squint after fever or illness, shows head tilting or abnormal head posture, closes one eye in bright light, has a family history of squint or lazy eye, avoids eye contact, was born prematurely, or has developmental delays.
Early diagnosis, especially before age 7, provides the best opportunity to prevent permanent vision loss.
Squint Correction in Adults – More Than Cosmetic
Adult squint treatment is not only cosmetic. Correction helps improve binocular coordination, reduce or eliminate double vision, enhance depth perception, boost confidence and facial appearance, and improve professional and social interaction.
Modern squint surgery is safe, highly successful, and effective for adults at any age.
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