Question

My baby is 12 months old and I recently noticed that the baby seems to have crossed eyes when looking at things. Is this a problem?

Answer

In infants, this phenomenon is often benign and referred to as pseudostrabismus. The reasons include:

  1. Infants typically focus on objects that are close, so when they look at near objects, their gaze naturally inclines inward.
  2. Infants have wider nasal roots, and the inner white part of the eye is covered by the skin on the nasal side, making it appear as though they have a squint.