One year old baby’s eyes are a little opposite eyes may be due to the bridge of the nose is more collapsed caused by false strabismus can be temporarily observed, while the true internal oblique need to exercise or surgery.
Many parents observe that the distance between the eyes of a one-year-old baby when looking ahead is close and suspect that there is internal strabismus, this situation can be observed by flashlight and lifting the bridge of the nose to make a preliminary judgment, most of the babies are due to the bridge of the nose has not been fully developed is still relatively collapsed belonging to pseudo strabismus, this situation does not need to be interfered with as long as to wait until the age of three years old or so when the bridge of the nose develops well, it will disappear.
In contrast, there are some children with true strabismus, in which the reflections of the two eyes do not correspond to each other when the flashlight is shone on them, and this situation requires prompt medical attention. The main treatment for strabismus is to wait for the right time to have surgery to weaken or strengthen one or both eyes, or a single or multiple muscle, in order to prevent strabismus from affecting the development of eyesight.
It is recommended that children with true strabismus should consult a doctor in time to avoid delaying the treatment and causing strabismus amblyopia and other serious conditions.