Patient's question:
It was discovered in May of this year that one eye has moderate strabismus and amblyopia with a visual acuity of 0.2.Doctor's answer:
Treatment for strabismus primarily focuses on amblyopia to promote the proper development of vision in both eyes, followed by correcting the misaligned eye position. The treatment methods for strabismus include: wearing glasses, patching the eye, eye axis correction training, eye muscle surgery, or a combination of these methods. Patching is used to treat amblyopia caused by strabismus. Eye axis correction utilizes instruments to strengthen eye movements. Eye muscle surgery involves relaxing or shortening one or more extraocular muscles of one or both eyes. Mild strabismus can be corrected with "prism glasses."