Why should one take note of squint and get an urgent check up. Let us talk of common and the more serious issues which can be underlying squint.
1, Lazy eye - most of the times lazy eye is present and the vision is less in the eye. Please note that lazy eye is not easy to cure and there are many cases where recovery does not occur...it is indeed tough to cure lazy eye.
2, Neurological problem - many a times there is an underlying neurological disorder which presents for the first time as a squint.
3, Cancer- I have had at least 4 patients where squint was the presenting feature of eye cancer. It is indeed important to examine every case of squint carefully.
4, Systemic diseases - many a times I have children who present with squint but actually there is an underlying metabolic disease.
Let us ensure all cases of squint are seen by a squint specialist or pediatric ophthalmologist...
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