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A squint is when the eyes do not look in the same direction. Most occur in young children. A child with a squint may stop using the affected eye to see with. This can lead to visual loss called amblyopia which can become permanent unless treated in childhood. Amblyopia is usually treated by patching the good eye to force the use of the affected eye. Another main aim of treatment is to correct the appearance of the squint. This often requires surgery. We at Tripti Eye Care Centre have a team of speacialist doctor's specializing in squint treatment. Causes of Squint Congenital Squints of Unknown Cause: Congenital squint means that the child is born with a squint, or it develops within six months of age. In most cases, the cause is not known. (The eye muscles are not balanced but the reason for this is not known.) In most cases one eye turns inward. This is called congenital esotropia (sometimes called infantile esotropia). This common type of squint tends to run in some families so there is some genetic component to this type of squint. However, many children with congenital esotropia have no other family members affected. In some cases the eye turns outward (congenital exotropia). Less commonly, a squint of unknown cause may result in an upward or downward turn of the eye.

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