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Squint & lazy eye

Turning eyes, drifting eyes and amblyopia: what is a quirk, what is a clock, and why early treatment works.

Squint & lazy eye
Lazy eye: how to spot the drift early
Amblyopia is the commonest cause of poor vision in children, and one of the most treatable, while the window is respected.
14 Jul 2026 · 16 min read
Squint & lazy eye
Why do we have two eyes, and what happens when one turns?
Not an eye and a spare. Why a turned eye is really a question about a pair.
4 Sep 2026 · 12 min read
Squint & lazy eye
One of my baby's eyelids droops lower than the other
A lid muscle that did not finish developing, and why we watch it for vision, not for looks.
9 Sep 2026 · 11 min read
Squint & lazy eye
My toddler's eye suddenly turned in: when a squint is urgent
New this week, or there all along? The difference decides how fast you need to be seen.
10 Sep 2026 · 13 min read
Squint & lazy eye
The head tilt that shows up in every photo
The same tilt in every photo, for years, is not a habit. Here is what it usually means.
10 Sep 2026 · 11 min read
Squint & lazy eye
The homework headache that is actually an eye problem
Fine at the whiteboard, falling apart at the desk. What that pattern points to, and what treatment cannot fix.
10 Sep 2026 · 11 min read
Squint & lazy eye
Why won't my child keep the eye patch on?
The patch covers the eye she sees best with, which is why every morning is a fight. What actually helps, and what glasses and drops can and cannot replace.
7 Sep 2026 · 11 min read
Squint & lazy eye
Squint surgery, what happens on the day
No, the eye is not taken out. What the operation involves, and what the fortnight afterwards really looks like.
11 Sep 2026 · 11 min read
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