“Can crossed eyes be corrected?”
My friend's son was born with his eyes crossed, and his eyes have been like that for years. Is this an issue that can be corrected?
12 Answers
Yes, crossed eyes can be corrected. Treatments range from glasses to eye muscle surgery.
Yes surgery is required. They may eventually wander out off alignment if one is lazy.
Usually yes, A frequent cause of eyes that cross inwards is that the child is extremely farsighted. Simply putting the child in appropriate spectacles that correct the farsightedness will often allow the eyes to straighten.
In about 40% of children with an inward turn, glasses alone will not fully correct the misalignment. For these children, surgical procedures are available to reduce the remaining misalignment.
The younger the age when the problem is addressed, the more successful the treatments will usually be at producing stable and normal alignment.
In about 40% of children with an inward turn, glasses alone will not fully correct the misalignment. For these children, surgical procedures are available to reduce the remaining misalignment.
The younger the age when the problem is addressed, the more successful the treatments will usually be at producing stable and normal alignment.
Yes it is and it is important to see a pediatric ophthalmologist soon. Not fixing this can lead to permanent vision loss or compromise.
Crossed eyes should be fixed very early in life otherwise there is good chance the child will not have good vision in one eye and may never develop good depth perception. The crossed appearance can be fixed later in life but any vision damage (called amblyopia) may not improve if the child is older than around 4 to 5 years of age.
Yes, crossed eyes can be corrected. Given that your friend's son has had this for years, he will most likely need eye muscle surgery. This is done as an out-patient procedure and is very successful.
He should see an ophthalmologist specializing in strabismus.
He should see an ophthalmologist specializing in strabismus.
Many forms of “crossed eyes” can be corrected; sometimes with glasses, other times with surgery. He would have to be evaluated by an ophthalmologist to assess which is appropriate.
Yes it can be corrected with eye muscle surgery. You would need to see a board certified pediatric ophthalmologist to have this evaluated
YES. It would require surgery.
Yes. See a pediatric ophthalmologist.
Jeffrey D. Gold, MD
Jeffrey D. Gold, MD
Yes please see an ophthalmology specialist for review
Yes. Crossed eyes should be corrected as soon as possible. This is usually done by a pediatric ophthalmologist. Surgery is performed upon the eye muscles to properly align the gaze. Patching may be required to strengthen one of the eyes that has been repressed. Patching and muscle surgery and very successful in correction of this disorder.
Roger Ohanesian, MD
Roger Ohanesian, MD
