Patient's question:
Nowadays, children are prone to vision problems. Can mild myopia and strabismus be corrected? Should they be treated in a regular hospital?Doctor's answer:
Hello, your child has strabismus and myopia that need timely correction, as it may lead to amblyopia. It is recommended that you visit the ophthalmology department of a hospital for a vision test and glasses prescription to correct the myopia. Mild strabismus may return to normal alignment as the myopia is corrected. Exotropia is common in myopic patients, where the right eye may deviate outward when attention is not focused, but it becomes invisible when glasses are worn or attention is concentrated. This is intermittent exotropia. If it is intermittent esotropia, surgery may not be necessary, but exotropia must be surgically corrected.