How to Correct a Babys Crossed Eyes?
1. Daily Care: Parents can guide the baby to maintain a good sitting and standing posture, which can alleviate the symptoms to a certain extent;
2. Wearing Glasses: If the crossed eyes are caused by refractive errors, it is recommended to promptly go to the hospital for refraction testing and glasses fitting, and insist on wearing the glasses to avoid affecting vision development;
3. Wearing Prism: Prism is an optical instrument whose main function is to change the refractive index of light, thus achieving the purpose of correcting strabismus. For children with mild esotropia, prisms can be used under the guidance of doctors to improve symptoms.
If after conservative treatment, the baby's symptoms have not improved significantly, and the condition gradually worsens, surgical correction may need to be considered. Common surgeries include muscle weakening, muscle strengthening, and extraocular muscle transposition, etc. The specific surgical plan needs to be determined according to the patient's specific condition. If the baby is young and still in the growth and development stage, as the body continues to develop, some patients' crossed eyes may recover spontaneously. Parents do not need to worry too much or rush to perform special treatments on the baby.
