Patient's question:
My brother is twelve years old. When he looks at things with one eye, his gaze seems to be looking elsewhere, and his eyes are somewhat scattered compared to the other eye. The other eye looks normal, but his gaze is somewhat vacant. This condition has been present for two or three years. At first, it wasn't as severe. Could you please tell me what might be the cause? Thank you.Doctor's answer:
Hello, strabismus is primarily aimed at amblyopia to promote the proper development of vision in both eyes, and secondarily to correct the misaligned eye position. The treatment methods for strabismus include wearing glasses, patching with an eye mask, eye axis correction training, eye muscle surgery, or a combination of these methods. Patching with an eye mask is used to treat amblyopia caused by strabismus. Eye axis correction utilizes instruments to strengthen eye movement. Eye muscle surgery involves relaxing or shortening one or more eye muscles of the extrinsic eye muscles in one or both eyes. Mild strabismus can be corrected with prism glasses.