ISSUED BY THE NEW ZEALAND DEPT: OF HEALTH A Squinting eye needs IMMEDIATE ATTENTION If it is not attended to, it may lead to blindness. Parents, therefore, must act without delay if they detect any sign of squint in their child: Squinting eye images are a nuisance to the child, and the brain soon learns to ignore them: The eye ceases to function, and this laziness Soon develops into blindness. Attention by an eye specialist (a medical practitioner specially trained in diseases of the eye) is essential: The specialist may decide on one of three courses : He may prescribe glasses, even at the age of nine months; and cover the non squinting eye to try and prevent the affected eye from becoming lazy. He may correct the squint by operation in the early years, So 2 that the cyes learn as soon as possible to work together: If such operation is left until the child is older; say after II O1 12 years, success may not follow. He may suggest orthoptic treatment before and after operation; 3 or possibly on its OWn. Apparatus is used to help the child fuse into one the two pictures he receives with maladjusted eyes: An eye specialist also will advise the best time for treatment Parents of a child afflicted with a squint have a paramount duty to seek advice from an eye specialist as soon as possible- Attention from an eye specialist is essential
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 31, Issue 799, 12 November 1954, Page 3
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