Squint Care: Eye Alignment Assessment and Treatment Options
A child’s eye turn and new double vision in an adult need different assessments. A clinician first considers the cause, visual development and alignment before discussing an individual care plan.
Clear information to help you prepare for a conversation with an eye-care professional.
✳ Care explained with context
A clearer place to start
Understand the concern. Choose your next step.
Use this guide to learn what may be assessed and what questions to raise. It is educational information, not a diagnosis.
The guide
Squint Care for Children & Adults: Alignment, Surgery & Double Vision
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Children: vision and alignment
Glasses, amblyopia treatment or eye-muscle surgery may be discussed depending on the examination. The sequence and goal of care are individual; ask how each step is expected to help your child.
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Adults: cause before correction
New adult squint signals a search for cause — nerve palsy, thyroid eye disease, decompensated childhood squint. Prisms, botulinum toxin and surgery each have their place after the diagnosis.
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Cosmetic versus functional
In children squint care is fundamentally about visual development, not appearance. In adults, relieving double vision is usually the priority.
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Do not wait
Please seek urgent assessment if you have
New double vision with headache or neurological symptoms — seek urgent evaluation
These symptoms may need urgent care. Contact the hospital to check availability; if you cannot promptly reach an eye-care team, go to the nearest emergency service.
