Project Description
Strabismus
Strabismus is a visual problem in witch the eyes are not aligned properly and point in different directions. Strabismus, more commonly known as cross-eyed or wall-eyed, is a vision condition in which a person can not align both eyes simultaneously under normal conditions. One or both of the eyes may turn in, out, up or down.
Symptoms
-The main signs of strabismus is an eye that is not straight.
– Squinting one eye in bright sunlight .
-Tilling the head.
Treatmamt
- -Eye glasses.
- -Orthoptic exercise
- -Surgery
The goals of treating strabismus include vision preservation, direct vision and returning the two-eye vision. Depending on the cause of strabismus, treatment may be in the form of prescription of glasses, removal of cataracts, or modification of other filed causes of deviation or alteration of the position of the unbalanced muscles of the eye. After performing a complete ophthalmologic examination including a detailed examination of the internal parts, the ophthalmologist will select the appropriate optical, medical or surgical treatment. Closing the better eye will be often necessary to strengthen the vision of the amblyopic eye.