Myotonic squint does not heal on its own. Myotonic squint occurs when one side of the sternocleidomastoid muscle is violently injured, resulting in fibrosis, shortening, and contracture. With myotonic squint, one side of the sternocleidomastoid muscle is shortened, so the head is inevitably tilted to the affected side and cannot be placed in a neutral position. The contracture of the muscle caused by myotonic squamous neck makes it impossible for the disease to heal on its own. Because the degenerated sternocleidomastoid muscle does not return to its original elastic state, there is no way to correct myotonic squint.