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Strabismus/Squint

Strabismus is an eye misalignment where one eye is turned in a different direction from the other. This mainly affects one of the six muscles responsible for eye movement, leading the eyes to not maintain normal ocular alignment.

Overview


Strabismus includes accommodating esotropia, which occurs in cases of uncorrected farsightedness and a family history of eyes turning inward. Intermittent exotropia involves one eye fixating on a target while the other points outward. Infantile esotropia occurs in babies before 6 months old and requires surgery to correct alignment. Strabismus can be described as horizontal (esotropia), vertical (hypertropia), or alternating (hypotropia). It can also be classified based on nerve malfunctions, such as oculomotor palsy, superior oblique palsy, or abducens palsy, which affect the third, fourth, and sixth cranial nerves.


Causes


Some causes include 

  • Muscle dysfunction 

  • Farsightedness (hyperopia) 

  • Problems with cognition 

  • Injuries or infections. 

  • Premature birth 

  • Cerebral palsy 

  • Family history of the illness is another cause.


Symptoms


Strabismus symptoms include 

  • Double vision

  • Concealing or closing one eye when observing anything close by. 

  • Shifting your head to the side 

  • Headaches 

  • Problems with reading 

  • Tiredness of the eyes 

  • Shutting one eye when gazing at distant objects or in bright light.


Ayurvedic Treatments


Tarpanam   Sekam   Vidalakam   Anjanam



Naturopathy Treatments


Enema   Eye pack   Mud pack to eyes   Reflexology   Acupuncture   Vision Training    Kriya - Trataka   Diet therapy  

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