{"id":3267,"date":"2017-08-02T16:10:15","date_gmt":"2017-08-02T16:10:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.agashehospital.com\/?p=727"},"modified":"2017-08-02T16:10:15","modified_gmt":"2017-08-02T16:10:15","slug":"should-i-be-worried-about-my-babys-crossed-eyes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myplus91.ddns.net\/agashehospital\/should-i-be-worried-about-my-babys-crossed-eyes\/","title":{"rendered":"Should I be worried about my Baby\u2019s Crossed Eyes?"},"content":{"rendered":"

When is it safe to take my baby out in public? Should I wake my baby to feed him? Should I worry about my baby\u2019s green stools? Is it normal for my baby to have crossed eyes? These are just a few of the questions that new mothers worry about. Today we try and answer one of these \u2013 should you be worried about your baby\u2019s crossed eyes?<\/p>\n

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What is a Squint or Crossed Eyes?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Squint, medically called as strabismus, is when your baby\u2019s eyes seem to point in different directions or have trouble focusing on the same object. One eye may seem to drift in towards the nose or turned outwards towards the ears or up or down.<\/p>\n

In certain cases, your child\u2019s eyes may appear crossed when they are actually well aligned. This may be especially seen when your baby looks to either side. This is often seen in babies who have a wide nose bridge or have large eyelid folds. Your child eye doctor will be able to examine your baby and let you know if it is a true squint<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Should I be worried about my Baby\u2019s crossed eyes?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Our eyes have six small muscles surround it which are made to work together so that both the eyes can turn in a circle. It is quite normal for babies\u2019 eyes to be crossed or wander in different directions some of the time in the initial months. This is because in the initial months, your baby\u2019s eyes are as uncoordinated as the rest of their body. If one of the eye muscles is weaker than the other, one eye may not be able to turn as well as the other and may lag behind. However, by the time your baby reaches the three month milestone, his or her eyes will most probably learn to work together.<\/p>\n

If your baby\u2019s eyes just appear cross eyed because of extra folds of skin in the inner corner of their eyes, you need not worry. As your baby grows, these folds disappear along with the cross eyed look.<\/p>\n

When should I worry about my Child\u2019s Squint?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

You should visit a child eye doctor if you notice that,<\/p>\n