Abstract
Strabismus affects about 5-7% of the child population. Squint usually is not only an isolated clinical entity, but is associated with a number of functional disorders, the most serious of them is amblyopia, which occurs in up to 50%.
Treatment of strabismus is complex and takes part in her not only child ophthalmologist, ortoptic sister and visual therapist, but also a general practitioner for children and adolescents (PLDD) and a pediatric neurologist. In the paper we present an overview of issues and development of strabismus, diagnostic pitfalls, practical advice and recommendations concerning the care of children with strabismus.
The role of PLDD is to determine visual acuity, possible identification of the type of strabismus and the decision to send the patient to the appropriate specialist department.