A 5 year old child with a strabismus can be treated. 5 year old children with a strabismus can be caused by vision, congenital deformity of the bones, spasm of the sternocleidomastoid muscle, etc. Depending on the cause, treatment can be general treatment, laser treatment, surgical treatment, etc., details are as follows: 1.
1. Postural changes due to vision. Vision problems, usually the child will take a specific posture, and the duration is longer, in the long run, will lead to oblique neck, this situation requires ophthalmologic treatment such as wearing glasses, laser therapy to restore vision to achieve the purpose of intervention to treat oblique neck.
2. Skeletal congenital malformation. Due to the lesion of vertebrae, the cervical vertebrae will be changed, and the child will have tilted neck when he/she sees things. For the congenital deformity of skeleton, orthopedic traction or massage will be needed to intervene.
3. Sternocleidomastoid muscle. If the sternocleidomastoid muscle is contracted, the neck will also be skewed. In this case, the sternocleidomastoid muscle can be massaged, and surgical treatment such as sternocleidomastoid muscle amputation can be performed if necessary.
To summarize, it is possible to treat a 5 year old child’s strabismus, but it is important to go to the hospital as early as possible for examination and give early intervention.