Alternating squint - I heard this "judgment" concerning a 4-year-old child. Please tell me what to do in the case of such a disease (glasses, some exercises, surgery) and is there a chance for a complete cure?
Strabismus is the type of strabismus that MUST be operated on. This operation SHOULD take place before the child is 6 years old, the operation performed at a later date may not be entirely successful - namely, "break" binocular vision (this is a frequent consequence of improperly treated or untreated strabismus). Since the child is 4 years old, there is a good chance that the operation will completely cure strabismus. Rather, it is the only solution.
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Iwona Grabska - Liberek
Ophthalmologist, postdoctoral doctor of medicine, head of the Ophthalmology Clinic and head of the Clinical Department of Ophthalmology at the Medical Center of Postgraduate Education in Warsaw. From 2016, the president of the Polish Ophthalmology Society.
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