Can a 3yr olds eye to look squint sometimes but not be a true squint?!
Question: I have a squint so when it looked like my daughter had a squint our GP referred us to the specialist. The people we saw were great, explained that it could be because on babies the bridge of the nose is quite broad but that they were going to keep checking to make sure everything was OK. We had 6 monthky visits to the eye clinic until she was almost 6. It turned out that she needed glasses for something else so I'm really glad we were going. Again because of the family history my son was referred. He is now 4 1/2 and they have found nothing wrong at all - he won't be discharged for another year though.
Answers: I have a squint so when it looked like my daughter had a squint our GP referred us to the specialist. The people we saw were great, explained that it could be because on babies the bridge of the nose is quite broad but that they were going to keep checking to make sure everything was OK. We had 6 monthky visits to the eye clinic until she was almost 6. It turned out that she needed glasses for something else so I'm really glad we were going. Again because of the family history my son was referred. He is now 4 1/2 and they have found nothing wrong at all - he won't be discharged for another year though.
My mum took me to the doctor when I was younger because she thought I had a squint but it turned out it was to do with the shape of the bridge of my nose. My son had the same look for a while when he was younger too but we're both fine. I must say it wasn't very noticeable so if your child's is i would go and see about it. Hope this helps
yes i agree with jennie my son had a squint,but sometimes its got something to do with the bridge of your nose which is nothing to worry about but get it checked, good luck
At age 3 it could well be a squint. Don't delay in having it checked out or the bad eye could develop sight problems.
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yea. it's possible. it's called epicanthus where there's extra skin overlapping the corner of the eye a little.
if you want to make sure it's not a squint, shine a pen torch or any moderate light source into the child's eye and make sure the reflex of the light is symmetrical in both corneas.
eg, if the reflex in the right eye is nearer to the nose than the one in the left, it might be a squint.
do know that an infantile squint can develop anytime before a ear of age. it can also be caused by a high-degree of long-sighted-ness in children. so you might want to have the kid examined yearly to be safe
A squint needs checking ASAP, if it is left then the eye that doesn't look straight will not develop properly and will become lazy (have poor vision)
A squint can be intermittent ie. it comes on under certain conditions, like just if he is looking at something close.
The squint can alternate ie. the eye that squints changes.
Because there is a family history it is much more likely that your son does have a squint. Go to an optician soon and get him checked.
Squints can be sometimes controlled with glasses, sometimes an operation is needed and sometimes patching is required. Children hate patching but it is REALLY important they wear the patch or the vision will not develop in the squinting eye and their vision as an adult will be bad, and not get better with any kind of treatment, treatment only works up to about the age of 8.
It may not be a squint though, sometimes the skin at the corner of your eye is formed in a way that it makes the eye look like it is squinting. Only an optician will be able to tell you what is up. Get him checked, you can't regret it, but you will regret not getting him checked if he does have a squint and you ignored it.
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