{"id":91596471275,"date":"2021-10-28T15:52:09","date_gmt":"2021-10-28T13:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neue-augen.de\/blog\/nicht-kategorisiert\/strabismus\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T15:15:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T13:15:27","slug":"strabismus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neue-augen.de\/en\/blog\/common\/strabismus\/","title":{"rendered":"Strabismus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What is squinting? Squinting means that the eyes are <strong>not looking in the same direction <\/strong>. As a result, the brain is unable to fuse the images properly. For this reason, <strong>double images<\/strong> are created.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This so-called &#8220;silver gaze&#8221; is not just a blemish, but a visual impairment. Are you or your child affected by squinting? Then you should definitely see <a href=\"\/\">an ophthalmologist<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this article you will find interesting information about the forms, causes and treatment of <strong>strabismus<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"what-is-squint-strabismus-definition\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is squint (strabismus)? &#8211; Definition<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A persistent or recurring deformity of one or both eyes is called squinting (strabismus) in medicine. When squinting, <strong>the gaze falls in different directions<\/strong>, forming the characteristic <strong>eye position<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, the squint <strong>does not necessarily have to be visible<\/strong>, but <strong>can hardly be noticed<\/strong>. Depending on the direction in which the <a title=\"Auge\" href=\"https:\/\/www.augenarzt-banyai.de\/auge\/\">eye<\/a> deviates, four forms can be distinguished, regardless of whether the eye is right or left.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Inward<strong> or inward<\/strong> squint (strabismus convergens or esotropia)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Outward<strong> or outward<\/strong> squint <strong>(<\/strong>strabismus divergens or exotropia)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Height<\/strong> squinting (strabismus verticalis or hypertropia or hypotropia, as well as dissociated vertical divergence or DVD)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Rolling<\/strong> squints (strabismus rotatorius or cyclotropy \u2013 excyclotropy or incyclotropy)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/neue-augen.de\/app\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mein-kind-baby-schielt-was-tun-augenarzt-1024x595.jpg\" alt=\"My child, baby is cross-eyed - what can I do?  - Ophthalmologist B\u00e1nyai Stuttgart\" class=\"wp-image-91596449273\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/neue-augen.de\/app\/uploads\/2021\/10\/formen-schielen-augenheilkunde-banyai-stuttgart-526x1024.png\" alt=\"Forms of squinting - ophthalmology B\u00e1nyai Stuttgart\" class=\"wp-image-91596449270\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is squint and can it be treated? 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