Question
What are the main causes of pediatric strabismus?
Answer
There are various reasons that can lead to pediatric strabismus. Children often have a shorter eye length, which commonly results in a physiological downward gaze. As children reach 2 years old, their need to see objects up close increases, and they have strong eye adjustment abilities and good contraction power of the external eye muscles. If a child has the habit of looking at things too closely from a young age, causing their eyes to frequently maintain a high level of adjustment, it will inevitably lead to excessive convergence of the eyes, which is most likely to cause esotropia. Different causes can lead to different symptoms, and patients should seek systematic and standardized examinations at regular three-level A hospitals as soon as possible based on their own conditions. This will allow for treatment targeted at the cause and the recovery of health.