Patient's question:
The baby has strabismus when watching TV. Eye exams showed everything is normal, no myopia, but how can it be treated? The child is over eight years old. I read online that treatment at this age is ineffective, is it possible to wear glasses? How is pediatric strabismus treated?Doctor's answer:
Different types of strabismus require different treatment methods. Concomitant strabismus should first be fully dilated and refraction tested. If the strabismus cannot be fully corrected with glasses, or if it is unrelated to wearing glasses, surgical treatment should be considered. Children should undergo surgery at an early age to preserve good binocular vision, fusion, and stereoscopic vision functions. Non-concomitant strabismus should first have the underlying cause identified. Surgical treatment should be performed after the condition stabilizes for more than 6 months. A prism can be placed in front of the strabismic eye, and its degree should be continuously adjusted until the image of external objects falls on the fovea of the strabismic eye. With both eyes having a common visual direction, diplopia can be eliminated.