What Do You Tell Parents when They Ask why Their Child has Crossed Eyes?

Abstract

Parents need help to learn about their child's medical problem of strabismus: what it is, why he/she has it, and how to manage it, in terms which they understand. This brief discourse attempts to answer parents' questions about esotropia truthfully, simply and compassionately, so that medical caregivers can forge a solid partnership with parents, in caring for their children with strabismus. Keeping parents apprised of expected treatment modalities and realistic outcomes (of less than perfection) should maintain this vital partnership.

• esotropia
• surgery
• glasses