A child’s strabismus can be corrected by wearing glasses, medication, or surgery. If it can be corrected by conservative treatment, surgery is not needed.
If a child’s strabismus is refractive internal strabismus and can be fully corrected by wearing glasses, no further surgical treatment is needed. However, if the condition is severe and some of the strabismus remains after partial correction, further surgical correction may be required.
Medication is also an option. For partially paralyzed strabismus, botulinum toxin type A can be used, and for high AC/A accommodative strabismus, pupil constrictors can be used as prescribed.
If the conservative treatment is not effective, if the strabismus is large or if it affects the visual function, then the child needs to cooperate with the doctor to take surgical treatment to correct it.
It is recommended to take your child to the hospital for a checkup and decide whether surgery is needed in light of your child’s eye condition.