Squint is the misalignment of the eyes. Both the eyes do not look in the same direction. This misalignment may be constant, being present throughout the day, or it may appear sometimes. It is a common condition among children. It may also occur in adults.

The movement of each eye is controlled by six muscles. Each of these muscle acts along with its counterpart in the other eye to keep both the eyes aligned properly. A loss of coordination between the muscles of the two eyes leads to misalignment.

Sometimes a refractive error hypermetropia (long sightedness) can lead to inward deviation of the eye. Poor vision in an eye because of some other eye disease like cataract, etc. may also cause the eye to deviate.

• Preserve or restore vision
• Straighten the eyes
• Restore binocular vision