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What Causes The Outward Drift Of The Eye In A 3 Year Old?
My child is three years and two months old now. We observed mild outward drift in his left eye when he was one year old. Sometime a drift can also be observed in right but that is very rarerly observable.However the drift in any eye when looking close is not observeable. I got examined him by an eye doctor and he said that it is concordant exotropia . Please let me know is this type of squint is correctable by galsses and therapy, as I prefer the therapic method. The surgery at this age seems little difficult as the child may not take proper care and also he can not tell the actual situation.. Moreover what are the complications of surgery. Will the binocular vision will be improved. what if left untreated Please reply soon Thanks
Sat, 28 Nov 2015
Your little child has already been seen by an eye doctor .The vision is dependent on eye ,nerves and brain .If the drift occurs only ocassionally then there is time for you.
Please enroll your child in a vision centre where he will get vision therapy in the form of patching one eye or intermittent patching,You have to reinforce exercises at home also .Regular check up every 3 months with the ophthalmologist is mandatory .Best of luck .he can improve without surgery.
Please enroll your child in a vision centre where he will get vision therapy in the form of patching one eye or intermittent patching,You have to reinforce exercises at home also .Regular check up every 3 months with the ophthalmologist is mandatory .Best of luck .he can improve without surgery.
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