{"id":991,"date":"2020-05-12T08:30:39","date_gmt":"2020-05-12T08:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wordpress\/?page_id=991"},"modified":"2021-10-11T19:30:52","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T19:30:52","slug":"a-guide-to-eye-turns","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/childrens-vision\/a-guide-to-eye-turns\/","title":{"rendered":"Guide to Eye Turns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<p><a href=\"\/\">Home<\/a> &gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/childrens-vision\/\">Children&#8217;s Vision<\/a> &gt; Guide To Eye Turns<\/p>\n<h2>\n\t\tGuide To Eye Turns\n\t<\/h2>\n\t<ul>\n<li>Are eye turns the same as &#8216;crossed-eyes&#8217;?<\/li>\n<li>What causes an eye turn?<\/li>\n<li>Can eye turns be treated without surgery?<\/li>\n<li>What is the difference between a lazy eye and an eye turn?<\/li>\n<li>Eye turns are also known as strabismus, squints and wall-eyed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t<video controls preload=\"auto\" width=\"100%\" poster=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/eye-turns-video-poster.jpg\">\n\t<source src=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Eye-Turns-edited_0.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\"\/>\n<\/video>\n\t<div class=\"childpage-summary\"><ul>\n\t\t\t    \t<li>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"article-content\">\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"article-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/childrens-vision\/a-guide-to-eye-turns\/infantile-congenital-esotropia\/\">Infantile (Congenital) Esotropia<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-summary\"><p>1-2% of children have the eye turn, infantile esotropia. Esotropia, a form of childhood strabismus (eye misalignment), refers to the inward turning of the eye<\/p>\n...<\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/childrens-vision\/a-guide-to-eye-turns\/infantile-congenital-esotropia\/\" class=\"button\">Learn More<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"article-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/childrens-vision\/a-guide-to-eye-turns\/infantile-congenital-esotropia\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Tomato-Baby-Ad.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t    \t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t    \t<li>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"article-content\">\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"article-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/childrens-vision\/a-guide-to-eye-turns\/strabismus-crossed-eyes\/\">What Is Strabismus (Crossed-Eyes)?<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-summary\">Up to 5% of the population has strabismus, or an eye turn.\u00a0Strabismus occurs when the two eyes are unable to maintain proper alignment and focus together on an object - one eye looks directly at the object, while the other eye points in a different direction....<\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/childrens-vision\/a-guide-to-eye-turns\/strabismus-crossed-eyes\/\" class=\"button\">Learn More<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"article-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/childrens-vision\/a-guide-to-eye-turns\/strabismus-crossed-eyes\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"153\" src=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/What-is-strabismus-300x153.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/What-is-strabismus-300x153.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/What-is-strabismus-1024x521.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/What-is-strabismus-768x391.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/What-is-strabismus-640x326.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/What-is-strabismus.jpg 1458w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t    \t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t    \t<li>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"article-content\">\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"article-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/childrens-vision\/a-guide-to-eye-turns\/accommodative-esotropia-real-pateints\/\">Accommodative Esotropia: Real Patients<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-summary\">Accommodative esotropia usually presents itself in children from age 2 and older. The most prevalent type of childhood strabismus (eye turn) is accommodative esotropia. As...<\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/childrens-vision\/a-guide-to-eye-turns\/accommodative-esotropia-real-pateints\/\" class=\"button\">Learn More<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"article-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/childrens-vision\/a-guide-to-eye-turns\/accommodative-esotropia-real-pateints\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/eso2-300x200.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/eso2-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/eso2.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t    \t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t    \t<li>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"article-content\">\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"article-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/childrens-vision\/a-guide-to-eye-turns\/what-is-accommodative-esotropia\/\">What Is Accommodative Esotropia?<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-summary\">The College of Optometrists in Vision Development (COVD), reports that up to 1 in 50 children have esotropia. A sudden eye turn at ages 2-3...<\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/childrens-vision\/a-guide-to-eye-turns\/what-is-accommodative-esotropia\/\" class=\"button\">Learn More<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"article-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/childrens-vision\/a-guide-to-eye-turns\/what-is-accommodative-esotropia\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"298\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/eso1-298x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/eso1-298x300.png 298w, https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/eso1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/eso1.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 298px) 100vw, 298px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t    \t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t    \t<li>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"article-content\">\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"article-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/childrens-vision\/a-guide-to-eye-turns\/how-to-stimulate-your-childs-vision\/\">How to Stimulate Your Child&#8217;s Vision<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-summary\">Healthy vision development is a crucial part of childhood development, as it enables timely achievements of all developmental milestones.\u00a0The first three years of life will concentrate on many milestone achievements, among the most important, is your child\u2019s vision....<\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/childrens-vision\/a-guide-to-eye-turns\/how-to-stimulate-your-childs-vision\/\" class=\"button\">Learn More<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"article-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/childrens-vision\/a-guide-to-eye-turns\/how-to-stimulate-your-childs-vision\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Baby-Boy-Playing-with-Bubbles-1280x853-1-1024x682-1-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Baby-Boy-Playing-with-Bubbles-1280x853-1-1024x682-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Baby-Boy-Playing-with-Bubbles-1280x853-1-1024x682-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Baby-Boy-Playing-with-Bubbles-1280x853-1-1024x682-1-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Baby-Boy-Playing-with-Bubbles-1280x853-1-1024x682-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t    \t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t    \t<li>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"article-content\">\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"article-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/childrens-vision\/a-guide-to-eye-turns\/esotropia-inward-eye-turn\/\">What Is Esotropia?<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-summary\">Esotropia is a form of strabismus (crossed-eyes) that is caused by an inward turn of the eye, toward the nose. This condition can be constant or intermittent and cause an individual to appear 'cross-eyed'....<\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/childrens-vision\/a-guide-to-eye-turns\/esotropia-inward-eye-turn\/\" class=\"button\">Learn More<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"article-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/childrens-vision\/a-guide-to-eye-turns\/esotropia-inward-eye-turn\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Male-Child-Glasses-Field-1280x480-1-1024x384-1-300x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Male-Child-Glasses-Field-1280x480-1-1024x384-1-300x113.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Male-Child-Glasses-Field-1280x480-1-1024x384-1-768x288.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Male-Child-Glasses-Field-1280x480-1-1024x384-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t    \t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t    \t<li>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"article-content\">\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"article-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/childrens-vision\/a-guide-to-eye-turns\/exotropia-outward-eye-turn\/\">What Is Exotropia?<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-summary\">Exotropia is a common form of strabismus characterized by an outward eye turn, away from the nose. Exotropia is a eye turn where one eye points outwards, this may be noticed while the child is looking at distance objects, near objects or both....<\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/childrens-vision\/a-guide-to-eye-turns\/exotropia-outward-eye-turn\/\" class=\"button\">Learn More<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"article-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/childrens-vision\/a-guide-to-eye-turns\/exotropia-outward-eye-turn\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Young-Blond-Girl-Finger-on-Mouth-1280x480-1024x384-1-300x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Young-Blond-Girl-Finger-on-Mouth-1280x480-1024x384-1-300x113.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Young-Blond-Girl-Finger-on-Mouth-1280x480-1024x384-1-768x288.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Young-Blond-Girl-Finger-on-Mouth-1280x480-1024x384-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t    \t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t    \t<li>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"article-content\">\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"article-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/childrens-vision\/a-guide-to-eye-turns\/hypertropia-and-hyperphoria\/\">Hypertropia or Hyperphoria?<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-summary\">Hypertropia and hyperphoria are when the eyes are misaligned - one pointing higher than the other. Both these forms of eye turn can be well managed by optical lenses and vision therapy, often avoiding eye surgery....<\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/childrens-vision\/a-guide-to-eye-turns\/hypertropia-and-hyperphoria\/\" class=\"button\">Learn More<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"article-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/childrens-vision\/a-guide-to-eye-turns\/hypertropia-and-hyperphoria\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Hyp-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Hyp-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Hyp-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Hyp-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Hyp.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t    \t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t    \t<li>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"article-content\">\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"article-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/childrens-vision\/a-guide-to-eye-turns\/exophoria-and-esophoria\/\">Exophoria and Esophoria<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-summary\">Has your child been diagnosed with exophoria or esophoria? Both of these may appear as an eye turn, and can be successfully treated with eyeglasses and\/or vision therapy....<\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/childrens-vision\/a-guide-to-eye-turns\/exophoria-and-esophoria\/\" class=\"button\">Learn More<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"article-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/childrens-vision\/a-guide-to-eye-turns\/exophoria-and-esophoria\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/exoph-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/exoph-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/exoph-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/exoph-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/exoph.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t    \t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t    \t<li>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"article-content\">\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"article-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/childrens-vision\/a-guide-to-eye-turns\/eye-conditions-causing-strabismus\/\">Eye Conditions That Cause Strabismus<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-summary\">Many common eye conditions can lead to an eye turn. Eye turns affect over 3 people in 100 and can be successfully treated by eye doctors, often without needing complex eye surgery....<\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/childrens-vision\/a-guide-to-eye-turns\/eye-conditions-causing-strabismus\/\" class=\"button\">Learn More<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"article-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/childrens-vision\/a-guide-to-eye-turns\/eye-conditions-causing-strabismus\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Car-Condit-300x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Car-Condit-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Car-Condit-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Car-Condit.jpeg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t    \t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t    \t<li>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"article-content\">\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"article-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/childrens-vision\/a-guide-to-eye-turns\/hidden-visual-problems-stemming-from-a-concussion-or-traumatic-brain-injury\/\">Vision Problems from a Brain Injury<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-summary\">Can a brain injury cause vision problems? Yes, any traumatic brain injury (TBI) can have significant visual consequences. During the initial treatment of a concussion or other traumatic brain injury (TBI), visual problems are often overlooked. Frequently, visual problems are hidden or neglected\u2014 lengthening and impacting rehabilitation....<\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/childrens-vision\/a-guide-to-eye-turns\/hidden-visual-problems-stemming-from-a-concussion-or-traumatic-brain-injury\/\" class=\"button\">Learn More<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"article-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/childrens-vision\/a-guide-to-eye-turns\/hidden-visual-problems-stemming-from-a-concussion-or-traumatic-brain-injury\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/boy-playroom-1024x682-1-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/boy-playroom-1024x682-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/boy-playroom-1024x682-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/boy-playroom-1024x682-1-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/boy-playroom-1024x682-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t    \t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t    <\/ul><\/div>\n\t\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eye turns, are also known as strabismus, and affect over 1 in 20 babies and toddlers. 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