Cross-eye

A squint or ‘cross-eye’ is a condition of childhood which is curable, provided its treatment begins at the earliest. A squint, in most cases, is a condition of childhood. The price is heavy if it is left to Nature or time to cure. The child will never grow out of the squint; instead the squinting eye will become blind. Treatment, if resorted to in time and with proper care, will not only make the eye straight but will help regain sight. In short, the child will become normal.

We often come across a face with cross-eyes. Such a face immediately evokes our sympathy. The unfortunate victim of this condition avoids being looked at directly in the eye, more so if he or she is in the prime of youth. Squints seen in adults are cases of neglect whose onset, if traced in major cases, will be found to have been in early childhood. Cross-eyes acquired in middle age are secondary to diseases of the other components of eye with partial or total blindness. In this study we will discuss cross-~yes acquired at a very early age.