Strabismus Q&A 2: Kids, Smart Phones, and Crossed Eyes

Today's question for examination was this:
"My 11 year old child is having crossed eyes due to use of smart phone. Do you have any solution to this?"
The answer is yes and I gave several ideas here are the links:
ScreenFit home vision therapy program:
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Find a Vision Therapy Office:
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"The Anxious Generation" by Jonathan Haidt: Book for ideas on lowering screen time:
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Other resources on my site:
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[@jijojacob4740]

Hi Melissa , im from india and i have lazy eye, i only have blurred vision, because the VR games are expensive when combined with the price of meta quest 2 it stop me from spending too much money on games because there is no guarantee that it can improve my eye sight, so is there any free games or a long trial period games like for 90 day which i can try on meta quest 2, i tried with red cyan 3D glass but the color is very disturbing so i would like to try on VR

[@strabismustostereopsis7799]

That is a great question, keep your eye out for a video response.

[@rawstmv]

Adult Onset estropia, been through 2 years of VT with improvement. My question, How to know when/if you should try surgery and the risk factors for adult onset?. (no other medical issues caused my strabismus, it was bad prescription and bad visual habits.) I know its a question best left for medical professionals but I have gotten a lot yes and no from them and I feel petrified by mt fear of making it worse. The whole situation has destroyed my mental health.

[@joannepollak5843]

Hi, @rawstmv, so relieved that there is another adult case of esotropia out there! I developed it for the same reasons as you, no physical pathology, and I’ve done VT for 3 years with Syntonics. I only had esotropia when I was tired, but it became constant after using prism glasses. Stopped the prisms and I am improving. Surgery doesn’t fix the cause of esotropia so try hanging in there with VT. Melissa gives us great info on exercises too!

[@rawstmv]

@@joannepollak5843 Did Syntonics help? Its the only thing i haven't tried

[@strabismustostereopsis7799]

This can be so tricky! Keep your eye out for a video, I added this question to the list. The short answer is that if it is intermittent, I always recommend at least a year of vision therapy first. If you are still having issues, especially in the distance, a little tweak on one muscle might be the perfect solution for you. There are no always or never answers with strabismus. You can book a call at strabismussolutions.com/consult/ .