Question
A 14-year-old child was found to have a vision of 0.8 in the right eye and a strabismus of 0.1 in the left eye during a school physical examination in March 2013. When the right eye is covered, the left eye’s field of vision is reduced by half. How can vision be restored?
Answer
Hello, strabismus often accompanies amblyopia and requires various methods to promote normal development of binocular vision and correct the misaligned position of the eyes. Treatment methods for strabismus include wearing glasses, using eye patches, axis correction training, eye muscle surgery, or a combination of these approaches. Eye patches are used to treat amblyopia caused by strabismus. Axis correction training uses instruments to enhance eye movements. Eye muscle surgery may involve relaxing or shortening multiple eye muscles in one or both eyes. Mild strabismus can be corrected with prism glasses.