My child is 10 years old and has lazy eye and strabismus. Should I treat the lazy eye first or...

Patient's question:

Zhijiang Petrochemical Hospital Eye Department

Doctor's answer:

Early detection and early treatment are crucial for children with strabismus. If diagnosed and treated promptly, not only can the strabismus be corrected, but the binocular vision function, which may be lost or underdeveloped, can also be restored, achieving the ideal goal of functional cure. Conversely, if treatment is delayed and the critical period for visual function development is missed, the binocular vision function will be permanently lost, and skeletal deformities and compensatory head posture cannot be recovered. Even if the strabismus is corrected surgically later, it is merely cosmetic correction. Without the "glue" of binocular vision function, there remains the risk of the strabismus recurring.