Is strabismus normal in babies?

Strabismus is a deviation of one eye from the normal direction of vision while the other eye is looking straight ahead. An object is therefore only ever fixed by one eye. Those affected have one weak and one better eye.

As a rule, the better seeing eye is used for fixation. Strabismus can be viewed from different perspectives: Direction of strabismus, occurrence of strabismus (early or late in life) and the cause of strabismus. There are, for example: As causes different triggers come into question.

In most cases, however, no trigger can be identified. Among the complaints are fatigue, headaches and double vision. An important consequence of strabismus that must be treated early on is weakness of vision.

The diagnosis is made by means of open and concealed tests. During therapy, it should first be clarified whether farsightedness is present, which could then be corrected with the help of glasses. To train the weaker eye, the better one is covered with a plaster.

Strabismus surgery is also available as a treatment measure. Strabismus should be treated as early as possible to prevent the weakness of vision. This is a permanent damage. Strabismus itself cannot be prevented.

Internal and external strabismus
Early childhood strabismus and
Late strabismus.

Basics

Strabismus can be judged and classified according to different points of criticism: manifest strabismusIn strabismus one eye is always to be called the leading eye, namely the one that fixes an object. If one covers this now, the other eye adjusts itself to the object and fixes it now. This is called manifest strabismus.

Furthermore, manifest strabismus can be divided into external and internal strabismus. If the uncovered eye is adjusted from the outside (the eye moves from the temple towards the nose), this is called external strabismus. If the eye adjusts in reverse order (from inside to outside), this is called internal strabismus.

In manifest strabismus the eyes can also be different in height. Adjustment movements of the uncovered eye can also be observed here. latent strabismus A latent strabismus is when the uncovered eye does not make any adjustment movement.

The uncovered eye, however, makes an adjustment movement. Concomitant strabismusCompromising strabismus is also called concomitant strabismus. The squint angle between the two eyes always remains the same.

The squinting eye follows the healthy, fixating eye, so to speak. A typical example is internal strabismus in early childhood. Incomitant strabismusIn contrast to concomitant strabismus, the squint angle is not constant.

The angle is different in different directions of vision. An example of this is paralysis of one eye muscle.

According to the direction of the deviation
According to the cause of strabismus
According to the time of occurrence (early or late acquired strabismus)