Care for crumbs delivers to parents a lot of pleasant minutes. An important aspect in caring for the baby is the concern about his health. But sometimes parents have to make unpleasant discoveries. So, for example, a squint in a child can be one of them. And then both - mom and dad - are worried about the question of why the newborn's eyes are mowing and what to do about it?
Strabismus in infants - when is this normal?
Strabismus, or strabismus, in newborns can be a temporary phenomenon. The fact is that the kids are not yet able to exercise control over the movement of the eyeballs. And the little eyes diverge to the temples, look in different directions, converge to the nose, roll up because of the weakness of the eye muscles. It is clear that when a newborn mows, it worries parents, but the phenomenon of strabismus in most cases passes without a trace. The eye muscles, like the other muscles of the body, require training. Over time, the crumb learn to watch synchronously, will control the eyesight, because the muscles of his eyes will be strengthened.
In general, strabismus in infants is considered a normal physiological phenomenon and may disappear by three to four months. Normally, normal vision is established by half a year.
Strabismus in infants - pathology
If the newborn mows even after reaching the age of six months, this is a serious cause for concern. Most likely, strabismus will remain in the crumb and at an older age. And it's not about the weakness of the eye muscles. The reasons for maintaining strabismus can be:
- infections, borne by mother during pregnancy;
- infection in the first months of life of the newborn (viral and bacterial, diphtheria, scarlet fever, influenza);
- close arrangement of toys over the crib;
- hereditary predisposition to strabismus of one of the parents or close relatives - grandmothers, grandfathers, aunts and uncles;
- neurological diseases due to severe childbirth;
- various eye diseases;
- some impetus to the development of strabismus in a baby can be a high fever, physical trauma.
If parents see that the newborn is mowing eyes, and strabismus does not go to 4-5 months, it is worthwhile to turn to a pediatric ophthalmologist.
Strabismus in newborns - treatment
Treatment of strabismus is carried out by two methods: medically and surgically. At the first kid glasses, exercises for eyes, a bandage on a healthy eye are appointed. However, since it is possible to determine the true strabismus only after the baby has reached the age of six months, it is not necessary to talk about treating this eye problem in newborns. In most cases, up to six months of life, the main method is the prevention of strabismus in newborns. The first examination of the ophthalmologist should be performed in the maternity hospital after birth. If this ophthalmologist does not examine the child, the neonatologist at the slightest suspicion will carry the baby to a risk group and will give recommendations to visit the eye doctor right after discharge. The risk group also includes premature babies, children, with possible hereditary eye diseases, born during severe childbirth. At the age of two months, when binocular vision begins to be installed, all babies also undergo a preventive examination at the district children's polyclinic.
We hope that the article answered all the questions of newly-born parents about strabismus in newborns, when this defect itself passes and what to do in case the asymmetry of the eye position of crumbs persists for a long time.