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The same questions are asked frequently about childhood eye problems and the sometimes confusing treatment of strabismus, and this is because they are good questions.
Straightforward questions such like:
Will my child grow out of their 'Squint'? No. If there is a significant and constant misalignment of the eyes after a child is 6 months old, it will stay.
Why do I sometimes see the eye turn, but at other times they are straight? Strabismus can be intermittent (ie not constant as mentioned above), and some misalignments are only visible when you look a certain direction.
Isn't it better to wait until the child is older before operating? Quite the opposite in most situations
If a constant alignment is present it becomes impossible for binocular vision to develop, and good binocular vision seldom comes back once absent for months or years.
What age is the earliest a child's eyes can be 'straightened'? Strabismus surgery before 6 months of age is rarely done.
After this surgery is fine so long as there are good consistent measurements of the misalignment, an experienced surgeon, and any poor vision in one eye has been treated.
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